Maaku anoo e hanga tooku nei whare
Ko ngaa pou oo roto he maahoe, he patatee
Ko te taahuhu, he hiinau
Me whakatupu ki te hua o te rengarenga
Me whakapakari ki te hua o te kawariki.

I shall fashion my own house
The support posts shall be of maahoe, patatee
The ridgepole of hiinau
The inhabitants shall be raised on rengarenga
Nurtured on kawariki.

Our Mission

Kia tupu, kia hua, kia puaawai
To grow, prosper and sustain

 

 Today in 2025

Waikato Tainui is a growing tribe of over 90,000, and just like our tūpuna before us, we are voyagers and pioneers.  Our focus is on optimising outcomes, increasing efficiencies and facilitating future partnership and procurement opportunities for tribal members.

 

Our settlement in 1995 has enabled Waikato Tainui to create a solid financial foundation. Armed with Whakatupuranga 2050, we have a blueprint for continually improving cultural, social and economic outcomes for our Tribal members and Marae.

 

Te Whakakitenga o Waikato Inc, through the Waikato Raupatu Lands Trust (WRLT) and Waikato Raupatu River Trust (WRRT) (collectively referred to as “Waikato-Tainui”) and our Group Entities, Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) and the Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development (the College) work together.

 

TGH aims to maximise return on investments and assets. The opportunity we have through combining our collective strengths is to identify and endorse the return on investments that have both an economic and social return for our tribal members and Marae.

 

The Endowed College is the critical connection to the education ecosystem (through partnership opportunities with other education partners, marae and tribal member capability building and research).

 

Head to our website for more information.