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Our Vision - Te Matawhānui >

He whakaturia pakihi o te kaitiakitanga ki te ao. ​Ko tupu angitu te tūāpapa.

To be the global exemplar of kaitiakitanga in business, underpinned by commercial success.

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Our Mission - Te Whakatakanga >

To take a long term and sustainable approach to managing, growing and diversifying our asset base to support the well-being of our current and future generations of owners.

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Pou Tikanga
Mana Whakahaere

Our mana whakahaere fosters behaviours and relationships that positively impact our people, increases our land area, enhance and builds our whakapapa and whanaungatanga connections

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Pou Tangata
People

Creating meaningful benefits for our people through investment into local businesses –local procurement, local salaries, increased number of Ngāti Tūwharetoa employed and increased number of new jobs created.

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Pou Whenua
Taiao

Sustainable and ethical investment management and other activities that are consistent with our tikanga as indigenous Māori, Ngāti Tūwharetoa and our intergenerational understanding of taiāo care and protection.

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Pou Tāhua
Financial

Investments that deliver for the present and the future, with growth aspirations to achieve an annual return of 6.4% (over 10 years) and 7.2% (over 30 years).

Ko Tongariro te Maunga
Ko Taupō te Moana
Ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa te Iwi
Ko Te Heuheu te Tangata

As the commercial subsidiary for Lake Taupō Forest Trust

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100%
Māori owned

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over $500 million
in assets

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68
Whānau Land
blocks

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24,000 hectares
planted in
forest

Tupu Angitu was established in 2021 by the Lake Taupō Forest Trust to be responsible for the Trust’s commercial business – now valued at over $500 million – and to be responsible for ongoing investments.

Tupu Angitu is directed to diversify the Trust’s investments and look for opportunities that provide a meaningful return.

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Sustainable and ethical investment management and other activities that are consistent with our tikanga as indigenous Māori, Ngāti Tūwharetoa and our intergenerational understanding of taiao care and protection. 

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Creating meaningful benefits for our people through investment into local businesses – local procurement, local salaries, increased number of Ngāti Tūwharetoa employed and increased number of new jobs created. 

Ngā Kaiarataki – Our Board of Directors

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    Temuera Hall

    Chairperson – Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa

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    Tina Porou

    Ngāti Tūwharetoa

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    Mawae Morton

    Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Pūkenga, Whanganui, Waikato Tainui, Ngāti Maniapoto

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    Pahia Turia

    Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngā Wairiki, Ngāti Apa, Whanganui, Ngā Rauru

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    Kerensa Johnston

    Ngāti Tama ki te Tauihu, Te Ātiawa, Ngāruahine, Ngāti Whāwhakia.

Ngā Pānui – Latest News

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Tūwharetoa partnership Acquires Iconic Huka Prawn Park in Taupō
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Te Kiri o Moehau Partnership proudly announce the acquisition of the renowned Huka Prawn Park in Taupo…

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We aim to create meaningful benefits by providing employment safe workspaces, and business opportunities.

Our goal is 100% Ngāti Tūwharetoa employment, with a target of creating 100 new jobs by 2030.

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