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Welcome to
Te Tumu Paeroa, Office of the
Māori Trustee

Dr Charlotte Severne Māori Trustee

We are a dedicated professional trustee organisation
for Māori
Ko Te Tumu Paeroa tēnei, te tauawhi nei, te taunaki nei, te tiaki nei ngā whenua Māori mō nāianei, mō āpōpō hoki

About us

We provide professional trustee services to support the Māori Trustee to fulfil her trustee duties and responsibilities.

How we support you

Where the Māori Trustee has been appointed responsible trustee, Te Tumu Paeroa supports her to carry out her duties and other legal responsibilities for the trust.

Our values

In carrying out our mahi, we are guided by our values.

Tū Tiaki

Tū Tiaki is a Māori Governance Toolkit – so you can enhance the skills and knowledge needed to take care of the whenua.

Our stories

Protecting whenua while building capability at Rimutauteka 1C

Work to protect and enhance whenua Māori at Rimutauteka 1C has delivered both environmental and capability outcomes, through a collaborative approach grounded in partnership, learning and shared respo...

Owners regain whenua after more than half a century under perpetual lease

Owners of Māori blocks in Otorohanga regain control of their whenua following a momnumental perpetual lease deal.

Supporting 75 years of wāhine Māori leadership

Te Tumu Paeroa was proud to support the 75th Anniversary National Conference of Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko i te Ora, the Māori Women’s Welfare League, held in Tāmaki Makaurau from 7 to 11 October 2026....

Pōwhiri marks the beginning of Centenary celebrations at Whakakī Marae

Te Tumu Paeroa was honoured to attend the pōwhiri for the centenary celebrations at Whakaki Marae in Ngāti Kahungunu country.

Signing of MOU with Parininihi ki Waitōtara

On 15 September 2026, Te Tumu Paeroa hosted Parininihi ki Waitōtara (PKW) for the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between our two organisations. The MOU establishes a basis for collabor...

Warm, dry and fit for the future

A significant investment in kaimahi wellbeing was completed this year with the construction of new shepherds’ quarters at Hereheretau Station.

Building for the future at Omuturangi

For generations, Omuturangi 6E & 7A has been a productive dairy operation in Taranaki. Over time, however, the trust's ageing cowshed had reached the point where significant investment was needed to e...

Supporting Māori land governance in Te Whānau-a-Apanui

Pou Tāhu was privileged to recently attend and present at the Te Whānau-a-Apanui Māori Land Governance Multi-Agency Workshop, held at Te Kaha Beach Resort.

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