Raukawa as a Tainui people are diverse and unique in their relationship to the whenua and their solidarity as an iwi. Our homeland is comprised of four pou whenua that describe the rohe of Raukawa in the Central North Island. The pou whenua are Maungatautari, Wharepﾅｫhunga, Te Kaokaoroa-o-Pﾄ》etere, and Te Pae-o-Raukawa. The Raukawa Settlement Trust was established in 2009, however, the roots of our modern iwi organisation stretch back to 1987 when our people established the Ngﾄ》i Raukawa Trust Board. The Raukawa Settlement Trust, and its predecessor, is a vehicle to advance the collective interests of our people and to ensure that the benefits of our Treaty Settlements are enjoyed by its members in the present, and future. The Raukawa Group is headed by the Raukawa Settlement Trust which forms the governance and representational arm of the organisation. The Raukawa Charitable Trust forms our social services subsidiary, and commercial investment and growth is undertaken by our company Raukawa Iwi Development Ltd.
Pohaturoa Maunga, Atiamuri, Te Pae-o-Raukawa.
Report Introduction
Our People, Our Place