TE KOROTETE

Te Korotete - The storage basket for live piharau and tuna Te korotete mōmona nā Maru.

The bounteous basket of Maru.

Maru is a primary deity of Whanganui Iwi in respect of the River. Maru has the power to provide where kawa is maintained. 

The fund within Te Korotete o Te Awa Tupua will, through effort and careful management, grow and provide for Te Awa Tupua.

• $30 million pūtea (fund) to support initiatives for health and wellbeing of Te Awa Tupua

• Administered by Te Pou Tupua

• Contestable and open to all groups

• To complement existing funding sources

While the Te Korotete fund has been growing by earning interest on the original $30m settlement, Te Pou Tupua are currently developing a Statement of Investment and Objectives (SIPO), by spending time with a number of advisors to development investment principles, based on Tupua Te Kawa.  These will be used to guide the development of the SIPO and the long-term investment of the fund.

Te Pou Tupua are also in the process of developing a distribution policy and criteria that will guide how the fund will be applied in the years to come.