Welcome to the Lake Taupō Forest Trust website

Our site is for owners and beneficiaries in Lake Taupō Forest Trust and all those who are interested in the future of the Trust.

Lake Taupō Forest Trust owns or administers around 32,000 hectares of land on the eastern shores of Lake Taupō for the benefit of owners, of which around 23,000 hectares are plantation forest.

There’s also information about our land, the forests, our history and news of activities in the forest and in our community.

Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Proposed Amendments click here for more info.

River

WHAKATAUKĪ

Whāia te iti kahurangi ki tōna tauranga, kia pupū ake ai ko ngā painga katoa, ki a rātou e whaipainga ana ki tēnei ngahere.

Pursue the items of value to their destination,
so that benefits arise, for the beneficiaries of this forest.

Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Proposed Amendments

The Government is proposing changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and Te Puni Kōkiri invite you to attend an information session on the proposed amendments. Please formally register your interest by following the instructions below and note the following information.

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Te Reo Kākāriki Paenga-whāwhā 2025

Tangi ai te hau ki runga o Kaimanawa. Ka piki ko te hau pungawere. Ka tau ki ngā wai māreparepa ki Taupō. Ko ngā wai roimata ka heke ki te tangi kau. Kaati! Tirohia iho ki ngā manu e tangi nei, Tui, tui, tuituia.

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Roar Block 2025

Following the successful arrangements over the previous years of allowing week-day day-time access to specific areas in Lake Taupō Forest during the roar season, the Lake Taupō Forest Trust, and NZFM are pleased to announce that we will be repeating this in 2025.

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