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Forest Hapū Cluster Trusts

Connecting whānau to their ancestral lands and forests

 

What are Forest Hapū Clusters?

Forest Hapū Clusters (FHCs) were developed in accordance with the Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust Deed and based on tikanga and mana whenua.

To establish the FHCs, the Trust consulted widely with hapū and shared its findings. Three FHCs have been established with the fourth yet to finalise their mana whenua agreements.

Each FHC is an individual Trust with elected trustees and protocols for ensuring funds get to iwi members. If you are affiliated with one or more FHCs, you are entitled to be a beneficiary of those FHC Trusts as well as with Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust. If you don’t affiliate to any FHC, you can still be a beneficiary of Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust.

At the end of 2011, TST consulted with hapū about amending the FHC Establishment Process to make it more hapū driven. TST Iwi members agreed to these changes, allowing TST to begin establishing the FHC Trusts. You can find out more the FHC Establishment Process and Hapū Allocation Process

Our Four Forest Areas

Active Clusters:

  • Waimihia – Ready and operating
  • Taurewa – Ready and operating
  • Pureora/Marotiri – Ready and operating

In Development:

  • Waituhi – Still working on mana whenua agreements

 

Each cluster has:

  • Its own Trust
  • Elected trustees (leaders)
  • Clear rules for sharing benefit
  • Direct connection to whānau

 

Can I be part of a Forest Hapū Cluster?

If you belong to one or more clusters:

You can be a beneficiary of:

  • Those specific FHC Trusts
  • The main Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust

If you don’t belong to any cluster:

You can be a beneficiary of:

  • The main Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust

How were the clusters created?

In 2011 Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust talked with all the hapū about the best way to set up the clusters
Result: Iwi members agreed to changes that put hapū in control of their own trusts
Today: Three clusters are fully operating, with one more being finalized

Hei iwi kāinga

He Iwi Kainga is the Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust's housing strategy, set up in 2019 to help with the housing needs of Ngāti Tūwharetoa whanau.

Kārati/Grants

The Trust provides a number of grants to support our marae operational costs and benefit the people of Tūwharetoa.

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Rehita/Register

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