Isaac Tohetohe Tarau Metua-Smith & Iritana Lily Tewhou Tukaki Tawhiao

Their legacy. Our home,
now and always.

A living place for the whānau of Isaac and Iritana — where their story, our whenua, and our future sit together, and the path back home is always open.

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Isaac & Iritana
— photo to come —
Our founding tīpuna

Everything here began with them.

Isaac Tohetohe Tarau Metua-Smith
& Iritana Lily Tewhou Tukaki Tawhiao

Before there was a trust, a website, or a plan — there was Isaac and Iritana. They worked this whenua, raised their whānau on it, and left behind not just land, but a way of living: close to the soil, close to each other, close to who we are.

This whare exists to carry their mahi forward — so every generation that follows can know their story, walk their whenua, and build on what they started.

Where we are now

Reconnecting, learning, growing — together.

This platform is how we pick up the thread Isaac and Iritana left for us. It's a way to know who you're connected to, what whenua is yours by whakapapa, and how our trust is caring for it in your name, right now.

Step by step, we're building the tools our whānau needs to reconnect — to each other, to our whakapapa, and to the whenua itself.

i
KāingaA home base for every whānau member
ii
WhakapapaOur family tree, alive and growing
iii
WhenuaThe land, its story, and its future
iv
GovernanceOpen, accountable trust leadership
Where we're going

A future that looks a lot like their past

Three blocks, one direction — back toward the life Isaac and Iritana lived: close to the whenua, growing what we need, and self-sustaining for generations to come.

Block One
Te Kāinga Tuatahi
Earmarked for Papa Kāinga housing — the first homes our whānau will return to.
Block Two
Te Whenua Mahi
Productive land — under review for sustainable farming and trust income.
Block Three
Te Ngahere
Native bush under restoration — a place of conservation and tīpuna memory.
Whānau aspirations

What do you want this whenua to become?

This isn't a formal survey — it's a simple, warm way to tell us what matters to you. Whether it's coming home to live a life like Isaac and Iritana's, growing kai, or just staying connected, your voice shapes the plan.

Read by the trustees. Never shared outside the whānau.

The rest of the whare

More rooms are being built

These pillars are part of the plan and coming in order — here's where things stand right now.

Kōrero
Coming soon
Ngā Pūkenga
Coming soon
Tautoko
Coming soon
Wānanga
Coming soon