Hihiaua Cultural Centre Trust is a registered charitable trust.

• Chairman:
• Ryan Welsh
• Secretary and Project Co-ordinator:
• Janet Hetaraka
• Trustees:
• Te Warihi Hetaraka
• Tui Shortland
• Kenneth Kawiti
• Mariameno Kapa-Kingi
• Jeremy Tauri
• Mervyn Williams
• Patron:
• Dr Patu Hohepa

The trust has developed sound relationships with various other groups including: Local whanau, hapu, iwi, He Puna Marama Trust, Te Au Mārie Trust, Whangarei District Council, Te Puni Kōkiri – Ministry of Maori Development, Te Kōpu – Pacific Centre of Excellence for Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, Northland Pacific Islands Charitable Trust, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, The University of Auckland, Whangarei Art Museum, Prosper North, Momentum North, Te Papa Tongarewa, Te Puia.