Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Population: 53478
The rohe extends from the Wharerata Ranges in the Wairoa District extending to Cape Palliser in South Wairarapa. The coastal boundaries are Paritu in the north to Turakirae in the south.
This rohe of Ngāti Kahungunu 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
The rohe of Ngāti Kahungunu is divided into six taiwhenua. These six taiwhenua are provided for ease of navigation on Te Kāhui Māngai. They do not imply any representative status. Hapu and marae contact details
Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Kurahikakawa | Waipapa a Iwi | Te Kahu O Te Rangi | Mōhaka |
| Kurupakiaka | Taihoa | Te Otane | Wairoa |
| Matangirau | Whaakirangi | Whaakirangi | Wairoa |
| Matawhaiti | Iwitea | Te Poho o Tahu | Wairoa |
| Ngāi Rākato | Te Rakato | No wharenui | Māhia |
| Ngāi Te Apatu | Tākitimu | Sir James Carroll Memorial | Wairoa |
| Tāwhiti A Maru | Te Rangimarie (Catholic Church) | Wairoa | |
| Ngāi Tū | Kaiuku | Kiwi | Māhia |
| Mahanga | Te Poho o Rongomaiwahine | Māhia | |
| Tuahuru | Hineterongo | Māhia | |
| Ngāti Hinaanga | Erepeti | Pourangahua | Te Reinga |
| Ngāti Hine Hika | Te Reinga | Tuarenga | Te Reinga |
| Ngāti Hinepua | Whakaki | no wharenui | Wairoa |
| Ngāti Hinewhainga | Putahi | Hinepehinga | Frasertown |
| Ngāti Kahu | Kihitu | Te Rauhina | Wairoa |
| Ngāti Kōhatu | Te Reinga | Tuarenga | Te Reinga |
| Ngāti Makoro | Te Mira | Makoro | Frasertown |
| Te Whetū Mārama | No wharenui | Hukatere | |
| Ngāti Mihi | Pākōwhai | Te Huinga o Te Aroha | Frasertown |
| Ngāti Pāhauwera | Kahungunu | Te Maara A Ngata | Raupunga |
| Putere | Pareroa | Putere | |
| Raupunga | Te Huki (being rebuilt) | Raupunga | |
| Waihua | No wharenui | Waihua | |
| Waipapa a Iwi | Te Kahu O Te Rangi | Mōhaka | |
| Ngāti Tama | Kaiuku | Kiwi | Māhia |
| Ruawharo | Ruawharo | Māhia | |
| Tuahuru | Hineterongo | Māhia | |
| Rakaipaaka | Kahungunu (ki Nuhaka) | Kahungunu | Nūhaka |
| Ngāi Tamakahu | Tamakahu | Nūhaka | |
| Tane-nui-a-Rangi | Tane-nui-a-Rangi | Nūhaka | |
| Te Kotahitanga | No wharenui | Nūhaka | |
| Te Manutai | Manutai | Nūhaka | |
| Te Poho o Te Rehu | Te Poho o Te Rehu | Nūhaka | |
| Ruapani | Putere | Pareroa | Putere |
| Tamaterangi | Aranui | Arapera | Wairoa |
| Rangiahua | Te Poho o Tamaterangi | Frasertown (Rangiahua) | |
| Tane Miti Rangi | Huramua | No wharenui | Wairoa |
| Te Aitanga o Pourangahua | Erepeti | Pourangahua | Te Reinga |
| Te Kapuamatotoru | Ruataniwha | Te Poho O Riria | Wairoa |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Marangatuhetaua | Tangoio | Punanga Te Wao | Tangoio |
| Ngā Hau E Whā | Pukemokimoki | Omio | Maraenui |
| Ngāi Tātara | Tangoio | Punanga Te Wao | Tangoio |
| Ngāi Tāwhao | Wharerangi | Te Matehou | Puketapu |
| Ngāi Te Ruruku ki Tangoio | Tangoio | Punanga Te Wao | Tangoio |
| Ngāti Hinepare | Hamuera Moteo | Rangimarie | Puketapu |
| Timikara | Te Whānau Pani | Puketapu | |
| Wharerangi | Te Matehou | Puketapu | |
| Ngāti Hineuru | Te Hāroto | Te Rongopai | Te Hāroto |
| Ngāti Hori | Kohupātiki | Tanenuiarangi | Clive |
| Ngāti Kurumokihi | Tangoio | Punanga Te Wao | Tangoio |
| Ngāti Māhu | Hamuera Moteo | Rangimarie | Puketapu |
| Timikara | Te Whānau Pani | Puketapu | |
| Ngāti Matepu | Petane | Te Amiki | Petane |
| Ngāti Paarau | Waiohiki | Rebuilding wharenui | Waiohiki |
| Ngāti Toaharapaki | Kohupātiki | Tanenuiarangi | Clive |
| Ngāti Tū | Tangoio | Punanga Te Wao | Tangoio |
| Ngāti Whakaari | Petane | Te Amiki | Petane |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngā Mata Waka | Te Āranga | Te Muka Tangata | Flaxmere |
| Ngāi Te Rangikoianake | Kahurānaki | Kahurānaki | Te Hauke |
| Ngāi Te Upokoiri | Ōmahu | Kahukuranui | Fernhill |
| Runanga | Te Aroha | Ohiti | |
| Te Awhina | Te Awhina | Fernhill | |
| Ngāti Hāwea | Matahiwi | Te Matau a Māui | Clive |
| Ruahapia | Karaitiana Takamoana | Hastings | |
| Waipatu | Heretaunga | Hastings | |
| Ngāti Hikatoa | Waimārama | Taupunga | Waimārama |
| Ngāti Hinemanu | Mangaone | Tautahi | Winiata |
| Ōmahu | Kahukuranui | Fernhill | |
| Runanga | Te Aroha | Ohiti | |
| Te Awhina | Te Awhina | Fernhill | |
| Ngāti Hinemoa | Waipatu | Heretaunga | Hastings |
| Ngāti Hori | Waipatu | Heretaunga | Hastings |
| Ngāti Hōtoa | Taraia | Taraia | Paki Paki |
| Ngāti Kautere | Matahiwi | Te Matau a Māui | Clive |
| Ngāti Kurukuru | Waimārama | Taupunga | Waimārama |
| Ngāti Mahuika | Runanga | Te Aroha | Ohiti |
| Te Awhina | Te Awhina | Fernhill | |
| Ngāti Mihiroa | Mihiroa | Mihiroa | Paki Paki |
| Ngāti Ngarengare | Houngarea | Houngarea | Paki Paki |
| Ngāti Paki | Mangaone | Tautahi | Winiata |
| Ngāti Papatuamāro | Houngarea | Houngarea | Paki Paki |
| Ngāti Pōporo | Korongata | Nukanoa | Bridge Pa |
| Mangaroa | Hikawera II | Bridge Pa | |
| Ngāti Rahunga | Mangaroa | Hikawera II | Bridge Pa |
| Ngāti Tama | Tamakopiri | Tumakaurangi | Opaea |
| Whitikaupeka | Whitikaupeka | Moawhango | |
| Ngāti Tamaterā | Houngarea | Houngarea | Paki Paki |
| Ngāti Te Rehunga | Houngarea | Houngarea | Paki Paki |
| Ngāti Urakiterangi | Waimārama | Taupunga | Waimārama |
| Ngāti Whakaiti | Waimārama | Taupunga | Waimārama |
| Ngāti Whiti | Oruamatua - Te Riu o Puanga | Oruamatua | Moawhango |
| Whitikaupeka | Whitikaupeka | Moawhango | |
| Ngāti Whitikaupeka | Whitikaupeka | Whitikaupeka | Moawhango |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngā Hau E Whā | Waipukurau | No wharenui | Waipukurau |
| Ngāi Tahu o Kahungunu | Rākautatahi | Te Poho o Te Whatuiapiti | Takapau Plains |
| Rongo o Tahu | No wharenui | Takapau | |
| Ngāi Te Kikiri o Te Rangi | Rākautatahi | Te Poho o Te Whatuiapiti | Takapau Plains |
| Ngāi Te Oatua | Pourerere | No wharenui | Pourerere |
| Ngāi Toroiwaho | Mataweka | Nohomaiterangi | Waipawa |
| Rākautatahi | Te Poho o Te Whatuiapiti | Takapau Plains | |
| Ngāti Hinetewai | Rongomaraeroa | Te Poho o Kahungunu | Pōrangahau |
| Ngāti Kere | Rongomaraeroa | Te Poho o Kahungunu | Pōrangahau |
| Ngāti Manuhiri | Rongomaraeroa | Te Poho o Kahungunu | Pōrangahau |
| Ngāti Marau o Kahungunu | Tapairu | Te Rangitahi / Te Whaea o te Katoa | Waipawa |
| Ngāti Pukututu | Pukehou | Keke | Pukehou |
| Ngāti Whatuiapiti | Mataweka | Nohomaiterangi | Waipawa |
| Pātangata | Te Whatuiapiti | Ōtane | |
| Pukehou | Keke | Pukehou | |
| Pihere | Rongomaraeroa | Te Poho o Kahungunu | Pōrangahau |
| Rangi Te Kahutia | Rākautatahi | Te Poho o Te Whatuiapiti | Takapau Plains |
| Rangitotohu | Rākautatahi | Te Poho o Te Whatuiapiti | Takapau Plains |
| Tamatea Hinepare o Kahungunu | Rongomaraeroa | Te Poho o Kahungunu | Pōrangahau |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngā Hau E Whā | Te Ahu a Turanga i Mua | Te Ahu a Turanga i Mua | Woodville |
| Ngāti Hāmua | Te Kohanga Whakawhaiti | Te Kohanga Whakawhaiti | Pahiatua |
| Ngāti Mutuahi | Akitio ( Papauma ) | Papauma | Akitio |
| Kaitoki | Kaitoki Memorial Hall | Dannevirke | |
| Makirikiri | Aotea Tuatoru | Dannevirke | |
| Tahoraiti ( Whiti Te Ra ) | Whiti Te Ra | Dannevirke | |
| Ngāti Pakapaka | Akitio ( Papauma ) | Papauma | Akitio |
| Kaitoki | Kaitoki Memorial Hall | Dannevirke | |
| Makirikiri | Aotea Tuatoru | Dannevirke | |
| Tahoraiti ( Whiti Te Ra ) | Whiti Te Ra | Dannevirke | |
| Ngāti Te Rangiwhakaewa | Makirikiri | Aotea Tuatoru | Dannevirke |
| Te Hika a Papauma | Te Kohanga Whakawhaiti | Te Kohanga Whakawhaiti | Pahiatua |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Kahukuraawhitia | Te Ore Ore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Masterton |
| Kahukuranui | Te Ore Ore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Masterton |
| Ngāi Rangawhakairi | Kohunui | Te Tihi o Tuhirangi | Pirinoa |
| Ngāi Tahu | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone |
| Ngāi Taneroroa | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone |
| Ngāti Hikawera o Kahungunu | Hau Ariki | Hau Ariki | Martinborough |
| Ngāti Hinewaka | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone |
| Ngāti Kahukuranui o Kahungunu Kauiti | Papawai | Hikurangi | Greytown |
| Ngāti Kaparuparu | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone |
| Ngāti Moe | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone |
| Papawai | Hikurangi | Greytown | |
| Ngāti Papauma o Kahungunu me Rangitāne | Te Hika o Papauma | Under construction | Castlepoint |
| Ngāti Parera | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone |
| Ngāti Rākairangi | Kohunui | Te Tihi o Tuhirangi | Pirinoa |
| Ngāti Rangitataia | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone |
| Ngāti Rangitehewa | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone |
| Ngāti Rangitumapuhia | Ngā Tumapuhia a Rangi | Under construction | Homewood |
| Ngāti Tatuki | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone |
| Ngāti Te Hina | Akura | no wharenui | Masterton |
| Te Ore Ore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Masterton | |
| Ngāti Te Tomo o Kahungunu | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone |
| Ngāti Tukoko | Kohunui | Te Tihi o Tuhirangi | Pirinoa |
| Tahu o Kahungunu | Te Ore Ore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Masterton |
| Tamahau | Te Ore Ore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Masterton |
| Whānau of Nukutaimemeha | Te Rangimarie | Nukutaimemeha | Masterton |
| Whiunga | Te Ore Ore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Masterton |
Represents Ngāti Kahungunu as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: Note, however, that resource issues at a local level are handled directly by the relevant Ngāti Kahungunu Taiwhenua. See the website given below for contact details of the six Taiwhenua.
Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.
Tuhono authorised user organisation.
Legal entity: Incorporated Society
Governance structure: "Two representatives from each of six taiwhenua, two kaumatua and four taura here representatives"
CEO: Meka Whaitiri
Chairperson: Ngahiwi Tomoana
RMA Contact: Morry Black Email: morryb@xtra.co.nz
Postal Address:
PO Box 2406,
Hastings 4153.
Physical Address:
Lowe House,
304 Fitzroy Avenue,
Hastings.
Phone: 06 876 2718 or 0800 524 864
Fax: 06 876 4807
Email: paatai@kahungunu.iwi.nz
Website: http://www.kahungunu.iwi.nz/
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: Relevant Local Autority: Hastings District Council
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Chairperson: Mane Adams
RMA Contact: Mane Adams Ph: 027 685 6021 Email: runangamarae@xtra.co.nz
Postal Address:
PO Box 292,
Hastings 4156.
Physical Address:
9 Higbee Road,
Bridge Pā,
Hastings.
Email: runangamarae@xtra.co.nz
Post-Treaty settlement governance entity. The organisation's sole function is to administer 2880 hectare Aorangi Block near Takapau.
Legal entity: Māori Trust Board
Governance structure: "Seven trustees: 2 x Ngai Tahu hapu; 2 x Ngai Toroiwaho; 2 x Ngai Te Kikiri o Te Rangi and one from collective of Ngati Parakiore, Turahui, Rangitotohu, and Rangi te Kahutia"
Chairperson: Tipene Heperi
Postal Address:
PO Box 61,
Takapau 4243.
Phone: 06 878-9444
Mobile: 027-266-0640
Email: heperi@clear.net.nz
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: Area of Interest: This area of interests begin at the mouth of the Waikokopu Stream, following
the coastline to the south past Te Toka a Te Huki and
then turning south-westerly on to Te Iho o Te Ratau, Te Uruti and Te
Pakipaki i a Te Ratau, continuing along the coastline in a
south-west direction to the mouth of Nga Nuhaka River and from here
continuing on to the mouth of Tahaenui River. The boundary
continues extending in a south-westerly direction along the coastline to the
mouth of Opoho Stream - which signifies the western
shared-boundary line with our whanaunga of Ngai Te Ipu and Ngati Hine.
Following the Opoho Stream inland viz. Te Kaha o Turei
block, Hereheretau block, Mangapoike block and then onto its source at
Maraetaha which is Te Whare o Tamanuhiri ki Te Rawhiti, Te
Mini block and signifies our northern shared boundary line with our
whanaunga of Ngai Tamanuhiri. This northern boundary continues
in an easterly direction across Te Puninga Block (also known as Te
Manga-o-Puraka Block) and then turns south easterly in to the
Wharerata Blocks - with the eastern extremities of this block forming the
shared-boundary line with our whanaunga of Rongomaiwahine
and Te Ra-ka-to. Our boundary then continues onto the Kopuawhara Blocks and
to the source of the Opoutama River - following said
river to its mouth. From here, the boundary then turns south along the
coastline past Whakarau Ika, Waitangirua and Te Ana a Kauaha
carrying on until its reaches the mouth of the Waikokopu Stream, which is
the beginning point of our boundary and encapsulating all
lands, rivers, streams, geothermal, forest, mountains, etc. within the
boundaries outlined above.
Supplied rohe map
Relevant Local Authority: Wairoa District Council
Legal entity: Incorporated Society
Governance structure: Represents hapu of Ngati Rangi (Tanenuiarangi Marae) Ngai Tamakahu (Tamakahu Marae) Ngai Te Rehu (Te Poho o Te Rehu Marae) and Ngati Kauaha (Te Manutai Marae)
Chairperson: John Whaanga
Manager: Eva Jones
Postal Address:
Ngāti Rangi Street,
RD8,
Nūhaka 4198.
Physical Address:
Ngāti Rangi Street,
Nūhaka.
Phone: 06 837 8608
Mobile: 027-722-2626
Fax: 06 837 8603
Email: Rakaipaaka@xtra.co.nz
Website: http://www.rakaipaaka.co.nz
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: Area of Interest: Kaiwaitau (Mahia Isthmus) including Oraka, Maungawhio Lagoon, Lake TeWairau, Kaiwaitau Blocks, Pukenui Beach, Kopuawhara Awa, Ruawharawhara, Kopuawhara, Opoutama
Relevant Local Authority: Wairoa District Council
Legal entity: Ture Whenua Trust
RMA Contact: Alice Wairau Ph: 06 838-6339
Postal Address:
RD 8,
Nūhaka 4198.
Physical Address:
196 Kaiwaitau Road,
Māhia.
Phone: 06 837-5177
Email: alicefreida@xtra.co.nz