Rotokautuku X1C Incorporation · Tairāwhiti

Our Tipuna

The whakapapa, the whenua, and the people who have led Tutumatai Station across the generations.

Raana Te Iti Walker
Raana Te Iti Walker
Papa Raana · 1881–1932
Mere Roa Milner
Mere Roa Milner
Nanny Walker · 1887–1980
Our tipuna

He kāwai whakapapa tēnei nō Raana Te Iti Walker rāua ko Mere Roa Milner.

The Incorporation carries the legacy of Raana Te Iti Walker and Mere Roa Milner — our tipuna whose connection to this whenua established the foundation for all that Tutumatai Station is today.

All descendants of Raana and Mere Roa are shareholders and eligible for the education grant programme. Their whakapapa is the thread that connects 78 owners across Aotearoa to this land in Tairāwhiti.

Sheep & beef

Farming with purpose across generations

Tutumatai is a traditional East Coast hill country sheep and beef operation. Breeding ewes, store lambs, and beef cattle are run across the full range of the station's country.

The station's farming programme is built around matching stock class to land class — utilising the flat and rolling country for finishing and wintering, and the hill country for breeding and growing stock.

A GAP Step 4 certification underpins the station's commitment to quality assurance and best-practice animal welfare.

Our history

A history rooted in whenua

The whenua

Key moments in the land and the Incorporation.
2026

Tutumatai Homestead renovated

The homestead is renovated and restored to its former glory.

2016

Thatchers block added

Approximately 200 ha is added to the station, expanding the area under the Incorporation’s care.

2013

Forestry established

151 ha of production forest is planted in 2013, part of approximately 198 ha of forest on the station today.

1995

Committee of Management established

An elected Committee of Management is formalised to govern the Incorporation on behalf of shareholders.

1951

Rotokautuku X1C Incorporation formed

The Incorporation is formally constituted on 26 January 1951 under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act, establishing the Chairperson role to govern on behalf of all shareholders.

1932

Raana Tuterangi takes over

On the passing of Raana Te Iti Walker, Raana Tuterangi takes over running the farm, continuing until his own passing in 1985.

1921

Land leased to Papa Raana Te Iti

The whenua at Tutumatai is leased to Raana Te Iti Walker, who runs the farm until his passing in 1932 — the beginning of the whānau’s stewardship of this land.

Our chairpeople

Those who have led the Committee of Management over the years.
1932–1985

Raana Tuterangi

First Chairperson — took over the whenua in 1932 when his father passed, and led until his own passing in 1985.

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Bill Walker

Chairperson

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Jim Walker

Chairperson

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Sam Walker

Chairperson

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June Mead

Chairperson

2007–2016

Dan Kawhia

Chairperson

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Jaye Woodford

Chairperson

2022–2025

Ed Kawhia

Chairperson

2026

Audine Grace Kutia

Chairperson