Te Pūrongo ā Tau – Annual Report 2025 Now Available

Each year Te Tumu Paeroa publishes an annual report providing transparency and accountability on our financial performance, as well as reflecting on our progress toward our vision:
Ensuring whenua Māori is protected and enhanced, now and for generations to come.

The Annual Report outlines:

• Our role and impact as an organisation
• How we manage our business and resources
• Key financial statements
• Achievements and strategic initiatives.

Māori Trustee, Dr Charlotte Severne, reflects on a year that was significant for a number of reasons: “It was a big year for te ao Māori and I had the opportunity to connect with people kanohi-ki-te-kanohi at Kīngi Tūheitia’s tangi and Kuini Ngā Wai Hono i te Po’s coronation, at Waitangi commemorations, at our centennial celebrations at Parliament, Matariki hākari, and Ahuwhenua Trophy events, as well as our regular advisory trustee hui.”

“Whether it’s working closely with our whenua Māori administration partners, such as Te Kooti Whenua Māori | Māori Land Court, or with mana whenua, landowners or lessees, we know that nurturing relationships and working together gets us closer to our shared goals.”

Highlights and challenges – 2025

• $2.4 million grant received from the Māori Development Fund to assess new opportunities in horticulture, dairy, forestry, tourism, and renewable energy.
• $630,000 in infrastructure improvements completed on whenua Māori, supported by Te Ringa Hāpai Whenua Fund.
• Ongoing support for 113 trusts in Tairāwhiti, managing complex remediation work with approximately $2.5 million in funding from Te Puni Kōkiri’s Sediment and Debris Fund.

Key numbers at a glance – 2025

• 77,176 hectares of whenua administered
• $5.3 million in land and capital improvements
• 336 owner hui held
• 16,666 enquiries received
• 2,047 succession orders processed
• $5.7 million distributed to owners
• 38,700+ metres of fencing installed
• 36,500+ native trees planted.

Read the full version of Te Pūrongo ā Tau – our Annual Report for 2025.

For any pātai on our annual report, please contact us.