The Nga Whenua Rahui Kawenata agreement was signed off by the Trustees in 2010.  The Trustees along with the Minister of Conservation agreed to the following objectives:

• Protecting and enhancing the natural character of the land with particular regard to the indigenous flora and fauna, their diverse communities and their interactions with the environment that supports them.
• Protecting the land as an area representative of a significant part of the natural ecological character of its ecological district.
• Protecting and enhancing the cultural and spiritual values associated with the land and it’s relating water bodies.
• Embodying the principles of an equal working relationship between the Crown and the Tangata Whenua with particular acknowledgement to the Manawhenua of the Landowner.
• Protecting the historic, archaeological and educational values associated with the land and its related water bodies.
• Maintaining the landscape amenity values of the land.
• Providing for the Landowner and their Beneficial owners and descendants recreational use and enjoyment of the land to the extent consistent with the above objectives.