Mana Whakahono ā Rohe
Response
Sent: Monday, 17 August 2026 12:48pm
Subject: Official Information Request - Mana Whakahono ā Rohe
I refer to your Official Information request of 21 July 2026, for information regarding Mana Whakahono ā Rohe.
Question:
Details of each Mana Whakahono ā Rohe, or similar forms of iwi participation agreements signed by Rotorua Lakes Council (RLC) between 21 July 2025 and 20 July 2026.
Answer:
Te Arawa Waka Taua Trust Agreement – signed 12 January 2026 (original agreement signed about 2001/2002)
Question:
Details of each Mana Whakahono ā Rohe, or similar forms of iwi participation agreements signed by RLC on or before 21 July 2025.
Answer:
- Karamu Tākina Trust Partnership Agreement – signed 8 July 2025
- Kauae Cemetery Trust Deed – signed 1 August 1990
- Ngāti Rangiteaorere Committee Protocol Agreement – signed 2011
- Ngāti Rangiwewehi Committee Protocol Areement – signed 2011
- Ngāti Waoku MoU – signed 28 March 2014
- Ngāti Whakaue Gifted Reserves Committee Agreement – signed 30 July 1996
- Pūkākī Trust Deed – signed 13 November 2001
- Raukawa Settlement Trust and Rotorua District Council JMA – registered 11 September 2013
- Recovered Water Management Solution ToR – registered 18 February 2026
- Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Strategy Group Agreement – amendment signed 5 April 2019 (original agreement dated 8 Oct 2004)
- Tapuika Committee Protocol Agreement – registered 25 September 2013
- Tarawera Awa Restoration Strategy Group Standing Orders – adopted 28 February 2023 (amended 1 Nov 2024)
- Tatau Pounamu (Eastside Structure Wellness Plan MoU) – signed 1 September 2019
- Te Arawa Lakes Trust:
- Protocol Agreement – registered 20 July 2009
- Protocol Implementation Plan – signed 18 December 2009
- Te Arawa River Iwi Trust and Rotorua District Council JMA – signed 21 September 2012
- Te Maru o te Kaituna River Authority Standing Orders – adopted 18 November 2014
- Te Papaiōuru Marae MoU – signed 18 September 2023
- Te Tatau Partnership Agreement – signed 18 December 2015
- Te Pūkenga Koeke o Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa – established in 1993 and embedded by RLC policy
- Te Pūmautanga o Te Arawa (Karamuramu Baths Land) – enacted by legislation ‘Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapu Claims Settlement Act 2008 – Sec 120 to 123’
- Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kearoa / Ngāti Tuarā and Paiaka Land Trust HoA – signed 17 September 2022
- Tūhourangi Committee Protocol Agreement – signed 5 April 2005
- Waikawau/Hannahs Bay Reserve Committee ToR – approved 13 April 2022
Question:
Details of each Mana Whakahono ā Rohe, or similar forms of iwi participation agreements being negotiated but not yet signed by RLC as of 21 July 2026.
Answer:
No.
Questions:
Please also provide details of all other participation agreements, other than Maori related participation agreements:
• Signed by RLC between 21 July 2025 and 201 July 2026
• Signed by RLC on or before 21 July 2025
• Being negotiated, but not yet signed by RLC as of 21 July 2026
Answer:
As per your response to Councils request for clarification for the second part of your request, you confirmed that the other participation agreements, are those whether the other party/parties to the agreement are primarily based on, or primarily benefit from, one or more of race, ethnicity, culture, gender or religion.
Council does not have any documents that would fall into your above request, however, please find a link to Councils’ website for Cities that Council has ‘Sister City’ agreements with that may be of interest to you below:
