Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Population: 107242
Rohe (Tribal Area)
He mea hanga toku whare, ko Papatuanuku te paparahi. Ko nga maunga nga poupou; ko Ranginui e titiro iho nei, te tuanui. Puhangatohora titiro ki Te Ramaroa e whakaurupaeake ra i te Hauauru, Te Ramaroa titiro ki Whiria to paiaka o te riri te kawa o Rahiri, Whiria titiro ki Panguru, ki Papata, kite rakau tu papata kite tai Hauauru; Panguru, Papata titiro ki Maungataniwha, Maungataniwha titiro ki Tokerau, Tokerau titiro ki Rakaumangamanga, Rakaumangamanga titiro ki Manaia, e tu kohatu ma ra i te akau, Manaia titiro ki Tutamoe, Tutamoe titiro ki Maunganui, Maunganui titiro ki Puhangatohora. Ehara aku maunga i te maunga nekeneke, he maunga tu tonu, tu te Ao tu te Po. Ko te Wharo Tapu o Ngapuhi tenei tihei Mauri ora!
Within my house, Papatuanuku is the footstool beneath, the mountains are the supportive posts and we see Ranginui, the ceiling above us. Puhangatohora looks across to Te Ramaroa, Te Ramaroa looks to Whiria, the sacred mountain of Rahiri, his seat of war, Whiria looks toward Panguru, to Papata to the trees swaying in the westerly wind; From Panguru, Papata to Maungataniwha, Maungataniwha towards Tokerau, Tokerau to Rakaumangamanga, Rakaumangamanga to Manaia, which stands near the rocky coast, from Manaia to Tutamoe, Tutamoe to Maunganui, and Maunganui to Puhangatohora. My mountains will always stand firm, through daylight and darkness, because this is the sacred house of Ngapuhi, giving me life!
Iwi rohe interest in local authority regions and districts
This rohe of Ngāpuhi extends into the regions or districts of the following local authorities. This implies that the iwi has asserted a level of mana whenua / kaitiakitanga in each of these local authorities and should be consulted on Resource Management Act matters if they impact on those areas.
Regional Council
Territorial Authority
Hapū and Marae
The Ngapuhi rohe is divided into 8 Takiwā.
NOTE: These eight takiwā are provided for ease of navigation on Te Kāhui Māngai. They do not imply any representative status.
- Te Takiwā o Ngāpuhi ki Whangarei
- Te Roopu Takiwā o Mangakāhia
- Ngāpuhi ki Hauauru
- Ngāpuhi Hokianga ki te Raki
- Ngā Ngaru o Hokianga
- Taiamai ki te Marangai
- Taumārere ki Rākaumangamanga
- Ngāti Hine
Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
1 Ki Whangarei
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngāti Hao | Whakapara | Te Ihi o Nehua | Whakapara |
| Ngāti Hau | Akerama | Akerama | |
| Ngāraratunua | Te Paea Soldiers' Memorial | Ngararatunua | |
| Pehiaweri | Te Reo o te Iwi | Glenbervie | |
| Whakapara | Te Ihi o Nehua | Whakapara | |
| Ngāti Hine | Ngāraratunua | Te Paea Soldiers' Memorial | Ngararatunua |
| Ngāti Kahu o Torongare | Ngāraratunua | Te Paea Soldiers' Memorial | Ngararatunua |
| Te Kapotai | Ōtetao | Hoori Reti | Punaruku |
| Te Parawhau | Ngāraratunua | Te Paea Soldiers' Memorial | Ngararatunua |
| Ōtaika | Ōtaika | ||
| Pehiaweri | Te Reo o te Iwi | Glenbervie | |
| Toetoe | Toetoe | Ōtaika | |
| Te Patuharakeke | Takahiwai | Rangiora | Takahiwai |
| Te Uri o Hau | Toetoe | Toetoe | Ōtaika |
| Te Urioroi | Pehiaweri | Te Reo o te Iwi | Glenbervie |
| Toetoe | Toetoe | Ōtaika | |
| Uri o te Tangata | Ōtaika | Ōtaika | |
| Ōtangarei | Ōtangarei/Whangarei | ||
| Terenga Parāoa | Kaka Porowini | Whangarei |
2 Mangakāhia
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngāti Horahia | Mangakāhia | Parahaki | Nukutawhiti |
| Te Aroha | Te Aroha | Parakao | |
| Te Oruoru | Te Oruoru | Pakōtai | |
| Te Tārai o Rāhiri | Nukutawhiti | Pakōtai | |
| Ngāti Moe | Te Aroha | Te Aroha | Parakao |
| Te Oruoru | Te Oruoru | Pakōtai | |
| Te Tārai o Rāhiri | Nukutawhiti | Pakōtai | |
| Ngāti Te Rino | Mangakāhia | Parahaki | Nukutawhiti |
| Porotī | Maungarongo | Porotī | |
| Te Aroha | Te Aroha | Parakao | |
| Te Oruoru | Te Oruoru | Pakōtai | |
| Te Tārai o Rāhiri | Nukutawhiti | Pakōtai | |
| Ngāti Toki | Mangakāhia | Parahaki | Nukutawhiti |
| Te Aroha | Te Aroha | Parakao | |
| Te Oruoru | Te Oruoru | Pakōtai | |
| Ngāti Whakahotu | Mangakāhia | Parahaki | Nukutawhiti |
| Ngāti Whakaminenga | Te Kiore | Te Kiore | Mangakāhia |
| Te Kumutu | Mangakāhia | Parahaki | Nukutawhiti |
| Te Oruoru | Te Oruoru | Pakōtai | |
| Te Parawhau | Korokota | Tikitiki o Rangi | Tītoki |
| Tangiterōria | Tirarau | Tangiterōria | |
| Te Aroha | Te Aroha | Parakao | |
| Te Urirori | Tangiterōria | Tirarau | Tangiterōria |
3 Hauauru
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngāi Tawake | Pukerata | Te Rautawainui | Ōtaua |
| Ngāi Tawake ki te Waoku | Kaingahoa | Tūmanako | Mataraua |
| Ngāi Tawake | Ngāi Tawake | Mataraua | |
| Paripari | Mataraua | ||
| Te Hue Hue | Mataraua | Mataraua | |
| Ngaitu te Auru (Ngaitu) | Pukerata | Te Rautawainui | Ōtaua |
| Ngāti Hine | Te Huruhi | Te Huruhi | Awarua |
| Ngāti Kura | Kohewhata | Mangakāhia Road | |
| Ngāti Māhia | Te Huruhi | Te Huruhi | Awarua |
| Ururangi | Ururangi | Awarua | |
| Ngāti Moerewa | Mahuhu ki te Rangi | Tautoro | |
| Te Hungaiti | No wharenui | Tautoro | |
| Te Maata | Te Whare Huinga | Tautoro | |
| Ngāti Pare | Puhi moana ariki | Mangakāhia Road | |
| Ngāti Tautahi | Ōkorihi | Ōkorihi | White Hills |
| Te Iringa | Parihaka | Te Iringa | |
| Ngāti Ueoneone | Ōkorihi | Ōkorihi | White Hills |
| Ngāti Whakaeke | Te Kotahitanga | Te Kotahitanga | Tāheke |
| Ngātihinemutu | Punakitere | Okorihi | Kaikohe |
| Takotoke | Kohewhata | Mangakāhia Road | |
| Uri o Hua | Kohewhata | Mangakāhia Road |
4 Ki te Raki
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Māhurehure | |||
| Ngāi Tawake ki te Moana | Mangamuka | Puhi Moana Ariki | Mangamuka Bridge |
| Mangataipa | Te Aroha | Mangamuka Bridge | |
| Mokonuiārangi | Mokonuiārangi | Utakura Valley | |
| Paremata | No wharenui | Utakura Valley | |
| Piki te Aroha | Whakapono | Rāhiri Settlement | |
| Puketaua | Puketaua | Utakura Valley | |
| Tauratumaru | Utakura Valley |
5 Ngā Ngaru
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngāti Korokoro | Pākanae | Maraeroa | Pākanae |
| Waimamaku | Whakamaharatanga | Waimamaku | |
| Waiwhatawhata | Kaiwaha | Opononi | |
| Ngāti Pākau | Tāheke | Tahekeroa | Tāheke |
| Ngāti Rauwawe | Tāheke | Tahekeroa | Tāheke |
| Ngāti Te Pou | Matai Aranui | Matai Aranui | Whirinaki |
| Ōmanaia | Te Piiti / Toukahawai | Ōmanaia | |
| Ōmāpere | Kokohuia | Ōmāpere | |
| Pā te Aroha | Pā te Aroha | Whirinaki | |
| Pākanae | Maraeroa | Pākanae | |
| Waimamaku | Whakamaharatanga | Waimamaku | |
| Whirinaki | Mōria | Whirinaki | |
| Ngāti Toro | Mataitaua | Ngāti Toro | Hōreke |
| Paremata | No wharenui | Utakura Valley | |
| Te Rangatahi | Maraeroa | ||
| Ngāti Toru | Mokonuiārangi | Mokonuiārangi | Utakura Valley |
| Motukiore | Arohamauora | Hōreke | |
| Utakura | Utakura Valley | ||
| Ngāti Wharara | Kokohuia | Te Whakarongotai | Ōmāpere |
| Te Māhurehure | Moehau | Moehau | Waimā |
| Otātara | Otātara | Waimā | |
| Tāheke | Tahekeroa | Tāheke | |
| Tuhirangi | Tuhirangi | Waimā | |
| Te Ngahengahe | Mokonuiārangi | Mokonuiārangi | Utakura Valley |
| Motukiore | Arohamauora | Hōreke | |
| Te Rangatahi | Maraeroa | ||
| Te Roroa | Waimamaku | Whakamaharatanga | Waimamaku |
6 Taiamai
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngāi Tawake | Puhikairarunga | Te Rangiawhiowhio | Waimate |
| Tauwhara | Tokaanu | Waimate North | |
| Ngāi Tupango | Tākou | Whetū Marama | Tākou Bay |
| Ngāti Hineira | Parawhenua | Te Uritaniwha | Te Ahuahu |
| Rawhitiroa | Rawhitiroa | Te Ahuahu | |
| Tauwhara | Tokaanu | Waimate North | |
| Tauwhara | Rangiawhiowhio | Waimate North | |
| Ngāti Kawa | Oromāhoe | Ngāti Kawa | Oromāhoe |
| Ngāti Kiriahi | Ngāwhā (Mihi Wira) | Te Koro kia Tutuki | Ngāwhā |
| Ngāti Korohue | Parawhenua | Te Uritaniwha | Te Ahuahu |
| Ngāti Kura | Tāpui | Tāpui | Mātauri Bay |
| Ngāti Mau | Ngāwhā (Mihi Wira) | Te Koro kia Tutuki | Ngāwhā |
| Ngāti Miru | Mātauri | Ngāpuhi | Mātauri Bay |
| Ngāti Rāhiri | Oromāhoe | Ngāti Kawa | Oromāhoe |
| Waitangi | Te Tiriti | Waitangi | |
| Ngāti Rangi | Ngāwhā (Mihi Wira) | Te Koro kia Tutuki | Ngāwhā |
| Parengaroa | No wharenui | Kerikeri | |
| Ngāti Rēhia | Korokota | Tikitiki o Rangi | Tītoki |
| Matoa | No wharenui | Redcliffs | |
| Porotī | Maungarongo | Porotī | |
| Tākou | Whetū Marama | Tākou Bay | |
| Te Tii | Hiruhārama | Waitangi | |
| Whitiora | Te Rangatiratanga | Te Tii Mangonui | |
| Ngāti Tautahi | Parengaroa | No wharenui | Kerikeri |
| Tākou | Whetū Marama | Tākou Bay | |
| Ngāti Tawake ki te Tuawhenua | Tauwhara | Rangiawhiowhio | Waimate North |
| Ngāti Torehina | Parengaroa | No wharenui | Kerikeri |
| Wharengaere | No wharenui | Purerua Peninsular | |
| Ngāti Whakaeke | Matoa | No wharenui | Redcliffs |
| Tākou | Whetū Marama | Tākou Bay | |
| Te Kapotai | Kororareka | No wharenui | Russell |
| Rawhitiroa | Rawhitiroa | Te Ahuahu | |
| Waikare | Waikau Te Turuki | Waikare | |
| Te Popoto | Rawhitiroa | Rawhitiroa | Te Ahuahu |
| Te Rangatahi | Maraeroa | ||
| Te Uri Hoatau | Ngāwhā (Mihi Wira) | Te Koro kia Tutuki | Ngāwhā |
| Te Uri Taniwha | Ngāwhā (Mihi Wira) | Te Koro kia Tutuki | Ngāwhā |
| Parawhenua | Te Uritaniwha | Te Ahuahu | |
| Rawhitiroa | Rawhitiroa | Te Ahuahu | |
| Whanautanga | Parawhenua | Te Uritaniwha | Te Ahuahu |
| Whanautara | Tauwhara | Rangiawhiowhio | Waimate North |
7 Taumārere
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngāti Kuta | Te Rāwhiti | Te Pere | Rāwhiti |
| Ngāti Manu | Kāretu | Ngāti Manu | Kāretu Road, Kawakawa |
| Pakaru-ki te Rangi | No wharenui | Kāretu | |
| Patukeha | Kaingahoa | Tūmanako | Mataraua |
| Te Rāwhiti | Te Pere | Rāwhiti | |
| Te Kapotai | Kororareka | No wharenui | Russell |
| Waihaahaa | No wharenui | Waikare | |
| Waikare | Waikau Te Turuki | Waikare | |
| Te Rauwera | Te Rauwera | Kawakawa | |
| Te Uri Ongaonga | Waimango | Paihia |
8 Ngāti Hine
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngāti Hine | Eparaima Mapaki | Eparaima Mapaki | Kaikou |
| Horomanga | Horomanga | Moerewa | |
| Kawiti | Tawai Riri Maihi Kawiti | Waiomio | |
| Matawaia | Rangimarie | Matawaia | |
| Maungārongo | Maungārongo | Moerewa | |
| Miria | Te Rapunga | Waiomio | |
| Mohinui | Mohinui | Waiomio | |
| Mōtatau | Manukoroki | Mōtatau | |
| Ōtiria | Tūmatauenga & Porowini | Ōtiria | |
| Tau Henare | Tau Henare | Pipiwai | |
| Te Aroha | Te Aroha | Parakao | |
| Te Rito | Te Rito | Moerewa | |
| Tere Awatea | Tere Awatea | Moerewa | |
| Ngāti Kahu o Torongare | Mohinui | Mohinui | Waiomio |
| Ngāti Kōpaki | Ōtiria | Tūmatauenga & Porowini | Ōtiria |
| Ngāti Ngāherehere | Matawaia | Rangimarie | Matawaia |
| Ngāti Te Ara | Ōtiria | Tūmatauenga & Porowini | Ōtiria |
| Ngāti te Tārewa | Mōtatau | Manukoroki | Mōtatau |
| Te Kau i Mua | Matawaia | Rangimarie | Matawaia |
| Te Orewai | Tau Henare | Tau Henare | Pipiwai |
Iwi Representative Organisations
Te Runanga a Iwi o Ngāpuhi
Represents Ngāpuhi as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.
Tuhono authorised user organisation.
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Governance structure: 8 takiwā and 2 taura here representatives
CEO: Teresa Tepania-Ashton
Chairperson: Raniera (Sonny) T Tau
Executive Assistant to CEO: Shelley Naera
Iwi Development Co-ordinator: George Riley
Postal Address:
PO Box 263,
Kaikohe 0440.
Physical Address:
16 Mangakahia Rd,
Kaikohe.
Phone: 09 401 5530
Fax: 09 401 5543
Email: runanga@ngapuhi.iwi.nz
Website: http://www.ngapuhi.iwi.nz/
Ngāpuhi Hapū Representative Organisations
MANGAKĀHIA TAKIWĀ: Pakōtai Parakao Māori Executive Komiti Mangakahia (Ngāti Horahia, Ngāti Moe, Ngāti Te Rino, Ngāti Toki)
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: Area of Interest: The Mangakāhia Valley from Titoki to Pakōtai.
Relevant Local Authority: Whangarei District Council
Legal entity: Māori Community Development Act 1963
Governance structure: Represents Ngati Tu, Ngati Rua, Ngati Toki, Ngati Te Rino, Ngati Horahia, Ngati Pongia, Ngati Moe, Ngati Whakamau.
RMA Contact: Hirini Heta Ph: 09 437 1354
Postal Address:
222 William Jones Drive,
Ōtangarei,
Whangarei 0112.
Physical Address:
c/- 222 William Jones Drive,
Whangarei.
MANGAKĀHIA TAKIWĀ: Parahaki Marae (Ngāti Toki, Te Kumutu)
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: Area of Interest / Rohe o Nukutawhiti: From Gubbs-Awarua through Twin Bridges past Parahaki Marae down to where it meets with Ruarei before Pakotai.
Relevant Local Authority: Whangarei District Council
Legal entity: Trust
Secretary: Sharon Kaipo
RMA Contact: Sharon Kaipo Ph: 021 164 1604 Email: beejay@wedidit.co.nz
Postal Address:
Private Bag,
Titoki,
Whangarei.
Physical Address:
Mangakahia Road,
Nukutawhiti,
Whangarei.
Mobile: 021 164 1604
Email: beejay@wedidit.co.nz
NGĀTI HINE TAKIWĀ: Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hine (Ngāti Hine)
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: click to see Area of Interest map
Relevant Local Authorities: Whangarei District Council; Far North District Council
Iwi status of Ngāti Hine under the Māori Fisheries Act 2004: Section 24 of the Māori Fisheries Act states that if Ngāti Hine withdraws from the joint mandated iwi organisation of Ngāpuhi in accordance with the constitutional documents of Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine becomes, upon completion if its withdrawal, an iwi for the purposes of the Act (sections 19 - 23 set out the detail of this process).
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Governance structure: Five trustees elected by Ngā Marae o Ngāti Hine iwi to represent the hapū of Ngāti Hine, Te Orewai, Te Kau-i-mua, Ngāti Te Tārawa, Ngāti Kōpaki, Ngāti Te Ara, Te Kahu o Torongare and Ngāti Ngāherehere.
Chairperson: Tohe Ashby
Secretary: Pita Tipene
RMA Contact: Tui Shortland Ph: 021-475-2274 Email: tui@repoconsultancy.maori.nz
Postal Address:
PO Box 36,
Kawakawa 0243.
Physical Address:
12 - 14 Rayner Street,
Kawakawa.
Phone: 09 404-1551 ext 745
Fax: 09 404-1876
Email: pita@nhht.co.nz
Website: http://www.ngatihine.iwi.nz
TAUMARERE TAKIWĀ: Waikare Marae Māori Committee (Te Kapotai)
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: RMA Area of Interest: From Kawakawa to Rawhiti (excluding Whangaruru) but including the harbour
Relevant Local Authority: Far North District Council
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Chairperson: Joe George
Postal Address:
57 Waikare Valley Road,
RD3,
Kawakawa 0283.
Phone: 09 403 8802
