On 7 February 1995, Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Hikairo was registered under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908. This followed a number of years of discussion within the Iwi by kaumātua and members of Ngāti Hikairo on the need for a body to represent the interests of Ngāti Hikairo within Tainui and in relation to the Crown and Local Government in the area.
At the time, kaumātua identified the moemoeā of our people as follows: