Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004

Population: 13252

Rohe (Tribal Area)

This rohe map is based on the Area of Interest agreed between Ngāti Awa and the Crown in the Deed of Settlement.

Ngāti Awa claims that prior to 1866 they asserted te tino rangatiratanga from time to time over their rohe including the islands of Motiti, the Rurima group, Moutohora (Whale Island), Te Paepae o Aotea (Volkner Rocks), Whakaari (White Island), Ohakana and Uretara (both the latter two islands being situated in Ohiwa Harbour) and the seas from Waihi Estuary near Maketu to Ohiwa Harbour including the seabed and the foreshore; the land, forests, lakes, rivers, riverbeds and swamps bounded to the north by the coastline from Waihi Estuary to Ohiwa, to the west from the Waihi Estuary along the Pongakawa River to Lake Rotoehu including the lake itself and the Rotoehu Forest from Lake Rotoehu to the Te Haehaenga, Pokohu and Matahina lands including Lake Rotoma to the south beyond the Waikowhewhe River towards Rangitaiki, across the Rangitaiki River to include the Tuararangaia lands and on the east along the Whakatane River to Taneatua across to the Nukuhou River and from there along the Nukuhou River to Ohiwa Harbour.

Additional images and documentation:
Supplied rohe document (PNG image) br /> Click here to see a summay of the Ngāti Awa Deed of Settlement with the Crown that includes a map of their agreed Area of Interest (page 3)

Iwi rohe interest in local authority regions and districts

This rohe of Ngāti Awa 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

Environment Bay of Plenty (Regional Council)

Territorial Authority

Kawerau District Council

Whakatāne District Council

Hapū and Marae

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

Iwi Representative Organisations