Former Māori development minister Nanaia Mahuta says she’s looking forward to identifying opportunities for Ngati Maniapoto in her new role as director of the commercial arm of post-settlement governance entity Te Nehenehenui.
She says the iwi has a history of mana motuhake and doing things for itself.
It’s looking for inter-generational investments, and it won’t limit itself to its King Country base, Te Rohe Potae.
“We’ve got 90 percent of tribal members from Maniapoto living outside the rohe so it will be a combination of looking at opportunities within the rohe but also alongside other iwi potentially, other partners and outside the rohe so we’ve got to have a diversified approach to the way we are considering our investment opportunties,” Ms Mahuta says.
Te Nehenehehui is looking at not only investing in a portfolio of assets bur how it can invest in the people of Maniapoto wherever they live.
