HIST​ORY

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Background

​Te Awahōhonu Forest Trust was formed in 1971. The Trust administers Tarawera C9 comprising of 20,960ha in total - 8428ha in Awahohonu Forest, 2623ha in Tarawera Station and 9909ha in Ahimanawa. The Trust also owns 1,385ha of farmland at Gwavas Station in Tikokino, and a further 549ha of farm land surrounding Tarawera. A more recent land purchase saw the addition of 6ha in Omahu, earmarked for Papakāinga. 

The Trust is constituted by the Māori Land Court as an Ahu Whenua Trust.