Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Population: 649
Rohe (Tribal Area)
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 Waipounamu 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
Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Pūaha Te Rangi | Te Taha o Te Awa | Te Taha o te Awa | Westport |
| Tarakaipa | Ōmaka | Te Aroha o te Waipounamu | Blenheim |
Iwi Representative Organisations
Ngāti Apa ki Te Waipounamu Trust
Represents Ngāti Apa ki te Waipounamu 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: Nine trustees: three from Puaha Te Rangi hapu and three from Tarakaipa hap
CEO: Paia Riwaka-Herbert
Chairperson: Brendon Wilson
Postal Address:
PO Box 708,
Blenheim 7240.
Physical Address:
Omaka Marae,
Aerodrome Road,
Blenheim.
Phone: 03 578 9695
Mobile: 027 248 7631
Fax: 03 577 6321
Email: ngatiapa.wai@xtra.co.nz
Kurahaupō ki te Waipounamu Trust
Mandate recognised by the Crown for Treaty of Waitangi settlement negotiations.
Tuhono authorised user organisation.
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Governance structure: "Three trustees appointed by each of three representative iwi organisations (Ngati Apa ki te Waipounamu, Te Runanga o Ngati Kuia, Te Runanga o Rangitane o Wairau)"
Tumuaki: Richard Bradley
Contact: Christina Cullen
Postal Address:
PO Box 744,
Blenheim 7240.
Physical Address:
Level 4,
Post Office Tower,
Blenheim.
Phone: 03 579 1942
Fax: 03 578 9321
Email: info@kurahaupo.org.nz
Website: http://www.kurahaupo.org.nz/
