The Ahipara Komiti Takutaimoana was established in 2009 as an initiative by tangata whenua to ensure the sustainable use and protection of the kaimoana/seafood for both present and future generations.

Te Rarawa and Te Aho Tū Roa (with Toimata Foundation) maintain a partnership focussed on applying the historical mātauranga o ngā mātua tūpuna to help guide present day actions and initiatives. A tangible reflection of this philosophy is that the partnership between Te Rarawa and Te Aho Tū Roa is encapsulated in a ‘Mana Enhancing Agreement’ (MEA), rather than a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ (MOU).

Te Oneroa a Tōhē or Ninety Mile Beach is a taonga to Te Hiku o Te Ika Iwi. It is of the utmost historical, cultural, spiritual and physical importance to the Iwi. Not only is it a vital resource for food gathering, and an important transport route, it contains Te Ara Wairua, a spiritual pathway between the living and the dead. All Te Hiku o Te Ika Iwi have specific kaitiaki responsibilities associated with Te Oneroa a Tōhē.

The ngāhere known as Te Warawara, most recently managed by Department of Conservation (DOC), is of the utmost historical and cultural significance to the hapū of Te Rarawa. It comprises of all the Kauae-o-Ruru-Wahine and Te Takanga blocks, and parts of the Waihou Lower, Otangaroa, Ototope, Taikarawa, Whakarapa, Paihia, Rotokakahi and Waireia blocks. The area was originally 18,270 acres. Te Rarawa hapū never conceded their ownership of the resources on this whenua.