Ngāti Ruapani ki Uta, ki Tai Co-operative Society Limited is a Primary Community Co-operative formed under the provisions of the Co-operative Companies Act 1996. The abbreviated name of this Co-operative Society is Ngāti Ruapani Co-op Ltd.
The objectives of Ngāti Ruapani Co-op Ltd. are to:
- Unify all of the whānau, hapū, land trusts, governance entities and Treaty claimants at Waikaremoana, Te Reinga, Wairoa, Te Pūtere and Gisborne under a co-operative society structure.
- Build a strong cultural, social, economic and political base and data base of descendants of the wider iwi of Ngāti Ruapani ki Uta, ki Tai, with a registration base of at least 5000 members.
- Maintain the ‘mana motuhake’ and ‘tino rangatiratanga’ of the lands, forests, lakes and waterways, marine and coastal areas of whānau and hapū of Ngāti Ruapani ki Uta, ki Tai,
- Unify all of the whānau, hapū, land trusts, governance entities and Treaty claimants of Ngāti Ruapani ki Uta, ki Tai,
- Unify all of the whānau, hapū data bases into a single registration base for Ngāti Ruapani ki Uta, ki Tai descendants.
Our rohe extends from the mountains of Waikaremoana to Te Reinga to the coastal lands of Wairoa and Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa.