Kiingitanga eyes future replication of up to $150m fund

Kiingitanga’s Rukumoana Schaafhausen is upbeat about the fund's prospects. (Image: NZME)

Fri, 05 Dec 2025

The Kotahitanga Fund, unveiled recently by the Māori Queen, aims to raise up to a blue-sky $150 million in seed capital from various iwi/Māori, and may yet be replicated based on its performance.“This is just the starting point, and the expectation absolutely is that we will build from here,” Kiingitanga spokesperson Rukumoana Schaafhausen said when asked about future iterations.She further expected the proposed fund, not yet scaffolded by a detailed prospectus, to raise at least $100m in seed funding, and possibly up to $150m.Get u...

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