Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust

Name

Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust

Legal name

Te Hiku ō Te Ika Iwi Development Trust

Website

https://tehiku.iwi.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Iwi Development Services

NAICS

American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments (921150), American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments (92115), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Tribal/Indigenous Public Health Authorities (HLAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Iwi development services
• Indigenous social advocacy
• Community partnership programmes
• Iwi-crown relations
• Social wellbeing programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

Kaitaia

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Crown Agency Partnerships and Treaty Settlement Redress: The trust operates as a charitable trust formed in 2013 as part of Treaty of Waitangi settlement redress. Funding flows through the Social Development and Wellbeing Accord partnership with Crown agencies, including Ministry of Social Development, Police, and other government bodies. The trust does not charge for services but receives government support to drive collaborative programmes and shared outcomes for Iwi.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust is a Charitable Trust formed in 2013 to drive collaborative programmes and shared outcomes for five Te Hiku ō Te Ika Iwi (NgāiTakoto, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Kuri). The trust operates as a systems advocate and activist, directly raising whānau voice with agencies of the Crown to effect change across housing, health, education, and economic wellbeing. Its flagship offerings include the Whiria Te Muka Iwi-Police partnership for whānau harm prevention, the Joint Work Programme system change mechanism, and Ngā Puna Waiora as the assessment framework for policy alignment with whānau needs.

Product overview

Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust is a Charitable Trust formed in 2013 as a vehicle to drive collaborative programmes and shared outcomes for Te Hiku Iwi. Rather than a technology product company, the Trust operates social programmes including Whiria Te Muka (NZ Police-Iwi family harm prevention partnership), the Joint Work Programme (Iwi-Crown system change mechanism), Ngā Puna Waiora (system change assessment tool), the Tupu Training and Employment Programme (workforce development), and the Puna Wai Ora Project (drought relief). The Trust functions as a systems advocate, raising the voice of whānau with Crown agencies to effect change.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Whiria Te Muka: Indigenous whānau harm partnership between the New Zealand Police and Te Hiku Iwi, working to reduce and prevent whānau harm and strive towards Mana Tangata.
• Joint Work Programme (JWP)
• Ngā Puna Waiora

Products and services

• Whiria Te Muka An indigenous whānau harm prevention partnership between the New Zealand Police and Te Hiku Iwi, working to reduce and prevent whānau harm while striving towards Mana Tangata (personal dignity and empowerment). It responds to episodes of family harm and supports whānau to move from high to low risk.
• Joint Work Programme (JWP) A system change mechanism supporting the partnership between Te Hiku Iwi and the Crown as set out in the Social Development and Wellbeing Accord. JWP identifies system barriers and supports co-design of practical solutions across housing, health, education, and economic wellbeing.
• Ngā Puna Waiora The system change mechanism that helps assess where change is needed and ensures whānau voice leads that change by assessing how well policies, funding, and services align with Te Hiku whānau needs.
• Tupu Training and Employment Programme An Iwi-led training and employment programme initially focused on horticulture and expanded into trades such as plumbing, connecting partners and supporting adaptation into new sectors to create sustainable pathways for whānau employment.
• Puna Wai Ora Project Drought relief initiative co-designed by JWP with National Emergency Management Agency and Social Accord partners, resulting in over 500 water tank systems installed across Te Hiku ensuring whānau access to clean drinking water.

Quantifiable outcome

• $4.56 social return per $1 invested in Whiria Te Muka (2020-2024)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence PreventioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2026The Centre became a Crown agency partner in the Social Development and Wellbeing Accord in March 2026, joining through the 2018 refresh provisions. This represents commitment to the Te Aorerekura work and shared vision for safe and thriving whānau.
• New Zealand PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2017Whiria Te Muka is the flagship Iwi-Police partnership launched in November 2017 to reduce and prevent whānau harm while striving towards Mana Tangata. It is the first initiative established under the Social Accord and the first of its kind in Aotearoa. NZ Police co-direct the programme with Iwi and work at the frontline of whānau harm in the Far North.
• Ministry of Social DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey Crown agency partner in the Social Accord, working on child protection reform, social development, and system change across government services.
• Ministry of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunded the meth rehabilitation feasibility study commissioned by the trust and delivered by Pūrangakura - kaupapa Māori research centre, addressing the methamphetamine crisis in Te Hiku.
• National Emergency Management AgencymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-designed and coordinated the Te Hiku Drought Relief initiative (Puna Wai Ora Project) alongside Iwi and Social Accord partners, resulting in 500+ water tank systems installed.
• Northland Regional CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to produce annual Te Hiku-specific Economic Profile, strengthening the evidence base for regional investment and system change.
• Te Rūnanga Nui o Te AupōuricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed delivery of the Puna Wai Ora drought relief programme over three years, overseeing water tank installation for whānau.
• Pūrangakura - Kaupapa Māori Research CentremajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDelivered the Methamphetamine Rehabilitation Services feasibility study, centering voices of whānau with lived experience, practitioners, and service providers.
• Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL)minorOthersConducted Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis for Whiria Te Muka, measuring $4.56 social return per dollar invested.
• Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrown agency partner represented by Hugh Karena as senior manager for Treaty Negotiations and Iwi Relationships. Supports Treaty settlement and Iwi-Crown relationship development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• First Nations Health Authority: Indigenous-led health authority in British Columbia, Canada, delivering health and wellness programmes to First Nations communities under a formal government-to-government relationship. Comparable as an indigenous governance entity exercising delegated public system responsibilities in partnership with state agencies.

Direct peers

• Ngāpuhi: Largest Iwi in Te Hiku's adjacent Northland region, with significant Treaty settlement negotiations underway. Comparable as a Northland Māori Iwi pursuing similar social wellbeing, Treaty redress, and Crown-Iwi partnership outcomes for whānau.
• Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa: Eastern Bay of Plenty Iwi rūnanga with a Treaty settlement and Crown-Iwi engagement role. Comparable as a rūnanga-structured Iwi entity providing advocacy, social, and cultural services to its people within a defined rohe.
• Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua: Post-Treaty settlement Iwi entity focused on iwi development, social wellbeing, and Crown-Iwi partnership. Directly comparable as a settlement-derived Māori entity pursuing system change and whānau wellbeing outcomes through formal Crown arrangements.
• Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency: National Māori wellbeing commissioning entity that aggregates Iwi and provider capability to deliver whānau-centred social services. Highly comparable to Te Hiku's whānau-harm and wellbeing model in philosophy, target beneficiaries, and Crown partnership structure.
• Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu: The largest Iwi in Aotearoa, formed post-Treaty settlement and running an integrated advocacy, cultural, and commercial portfolio. Directly comparable to Te Hiku as a Treaty-settled Iwi entity that engages with Crown agencies and operates social and economic development programmes for its people.
• Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei: Tāmaki Makaurau Iwi with an active Treaty-based relationship with the Crown, operating social, cultural, and commercial entities. Comparable as a post-settlement Iwi with both advocacy and service functions, though operating in an urban rather than rural context.

Broad incumbents

• Te Puni Kōkiri: Government ministry responsible for Māori development policy and Crown-Māori relations. Comparable as the principal Crown counterpart to Iwi entities like Te Hiku, shaping the funding and policy environment the Trust operates within.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tehikuiwidevelopmenttrust

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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