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KA URUORA: FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES

Ngāti Tama in collaboration with other Te Tauihu iwi is leading the establishment of Ka Uruora Te Tauihu, a collective iwi programme to support Te Tauihu iwi members to achieve financial independence and improve their financial wellbeing.

“Ka Uruora”, which has its origins in classical karakia acknowledges our connection to place and community. An ‘uru’ is also a term used to describe a grove of trees. The oldest groves of trees in the forest were considered the noble leaders, providing shelter and support whilst empowering others within the forest to grow.

The programme will include a range of integrated services on financial education and opportunities for housing. These will also be carried out in partnership with the support of central and regional agencies. Future services might also include an iwi savings programme at a later date and be made available to iwi registered members, in partnership with a savings scheme provider.

Recently appointed Director for Ka Uruora, Hēmi Sundgren says that the programme will bring together iwi and financial experts to benefit whanau, who may not have had access to the types of education and services like this in the past and hope to bring future housing opportunities to the wider whānau as soon as practically possible.

Further details on the Ka Uruora Te Tauihu programme are expected to be announced in the coming months.

Commercial Team Update

• Ngāti Tama has had a pleasing financial year (FY22) considering the impact of ongoing global issues impacting our managed funds outside of our control.

• Ngāti Tama remains well positioned and has offset this by our strong direct investment portfolio of Hāpai whānau (Commercial, Housing and Development Property) and Pūainuku whānau (Pastures, Vines and Tangaroa) which have performed extremely well and strengthened wider iwi partnerships. Further, Ngāti Tama has land leases (schools and forestry lands) that cover a large proportion of the distribution back to Ngāti Tama ki Te Waipounamu Trust providing security for cultural and social activities.

• Ngāti Tama is through its investments in Hāpai and Pūainuku is constantly scanning Te Tauihu for rohe based investment opportunities that will ultimately provide wider social and economic outcomes to whānau.

• Hāpai Housing LP which Ngāti Tama has a 10% investment in, is currently finalising a build to rent development in Tāmaki Makaurau. Hāpai has indicative funding from Ka Uruora which will enable the delivery of 15 affordable units to whānau members of Hāpai Housing as priority. Ka Uruora and our property partners will be releasing these rentals to the market in the coming months, and we will provide further detail to whānau in due course.

Working With Our Uri

In working with our investment partners there maybe be a number of procurement opportunities coming up in our commercial group activities. We are keen to contract businesses owned by our uri and employ our own where possible.

We encourage members who are Ngāti Tama business owners to register your company with Amotai.

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If you have any questions about our own future procurement opportunities, you can email our Pou PūteaRobert Hovenden at putea@ngāti-tama.iwi.nz