East Taupo Lands Trust administers 30,270 hectares of land to the south east of Taupo. The total land holding is made up of 21 individual land blocks, and there are over 17,000 trust owners.

The majority of the land is subject to an Air Access Licence for hunting and fishing. The Trust is also actively involved in the honey industry, and has a native plant nursery and farm development based on the Runanga blocks.

East Taupo Lands Trust funds the East Taupo Lands Trust Charitable Trust, which distributes grants and benefits to trust owners and their descendants.