Isaac Tohetohe Tarau Metua-Smith Trust

Coming home to whenua,
to whānau, to ourselves

A living place for our people — where whakapapa, land, and governance sit together, and the path back home is always open.

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The vision

This is more than a website. It's a way home.

Our whenua has waited a long time. This platform exists to make the path back simple — to know who you're connected to, what land is yours by right, and how our trust is caring for it in your name.

We're building toward Papa Kāinga living, sustainable self-sufficiency, and income generation from the whenua — not as distant ideas, but as a plan our whānau can see, follow, and shape together.

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KāingaA home base for every whānau member
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WhakapapaOur family tree, alive and growing
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WhenuaThe land, its story, and its future
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GovernanceOpen, accountable trust leadership
Our whenua

Land held in trust, waiting for its people

Three blocks, three futures. Each one is part of the same story — where we've come from, and what we're building toward.

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, 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