Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004

Population: 649

Ngati Apa had customary use, occupation and enjoyment of their lands, estates forest and fisheries in the areas involving:

Port Gore, Tennyson Inlet, Tarakaipa Island, Coastal Tasman Bay, Coastal Taitapu (Golden Bay), the upper catchments of the rivers running into Taitapu (Golden Bay) and Tasman Bay, yhe whole block of country from the southern bank lands of the Kawatiri north (including Tauranga Bay) north to Kahurangi Point and inland of that coastline in an easterly direction to the Nelson Lakes area; the whole of the coastal margin; and the whole of the upper Kawatiri catchment including the districts in and around Lakes Rotoiti, Rotoroa and the Tophouse area.

Iwi rohe interest in local authority regions and districts

This rohe of Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō 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

Tasman District Council

Nelson City Council

Marlborough District Council

West Coast Regional Council

Territorial Authority

Tasman District Council

Nelson City Council

Marlborough District Council

Buller District Council

Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.

1 Representative Organisation found: