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Joint Management Agreements

Ngāti Tūwharetoa

After a year of planning, a historic agreement was signed between iwi and local government on 17 January 2009 when Council granted Ngāti Tūwharetoa decision-making powers in resource consent decisions - the first time a New Zealand local government has transferred powers to an iwi.

The Joint Management Agreement was finalised at Tapeka Marae in Waihi Village, the principal home of Ngāti Tūwharetoa Paramount Chief Tumu te Heuheu. Mayor Rick Cooper signed alongside Dr te Heuheu, while New Zealand Governor-General Anand Satyanand witnessed the proceedings with other invited guests.

The agreement will see a joint committee established in which appropriately qualified iwi appointees will join councillors in resource consent and private plan hearings changes which apply to Maori multiple-owned freehold land. It is estimated that more than 50 per cent of the Taupō District's land area is owned by members of Ngāti Tūwharetoa.

River Iwi Joint Management Agreements

Council has signed joint management agreements with Raukawa Settlement Trust (5 September 2013) and Te Arawa River Iwi Trust (19 May 2017). The agreements are a requirement of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Raukawa and Te Arawa River Iwi Waikato River Act 2010.

Central to the agreements is how the Council and the iwi authorities will work together to promote the restoration and protection of the Waikato River. This involves collaboration on the development of the District Plan, resource consent decisions and monitoring and enforcement under the Resource Management Act 1991.

Waipāhihi C75 Reserve Trust

The trust was formed to govern the foreshore of Lake Taupō between the Scout's Den and the Two Mile Bay Sailing Centre. Trustees are appointed by a Māori Land Court Judge as the land formed part of the Waipahihi foreshore reservation. The mayor and another elected member are appointed to the trust on behalf of the wider community/ Council.

Tūtemohuta Reserve Trust

The trust was formed to govern the use and management of Tūtemohuta Reserve and Waitahanui Community Hall in Waitahanui 15km south of Taupō. Trustees are appointed by a Māori Land Court judge as the land was gifted to the community by a local Māori trust for use as a reserve and a hall. The mayor and another elected member are appointed alongside the hapū trustees.

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