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 ( Mōhaka ) | Te Kahu O Te Rangi | Mohaka Coach Road, Mōhaka |
| Mātawhaiti | Iwitea | Te Poho o Tahu | Iwitea Road, Wairoa |
| Ngāi Rākatō | Te Rākatō | No wharenui | Kaiwaitau Road, Māhia |
| Ngāi Tamaterangi | Aranui | Arapera | Aranui Road, Wairoa |
| Rangiāhua | Te Poho o Tamaterangi | Rangiahua Road, Rangiahua | |
| Ngāi Tānemitirangi | Hurumua | Huramua Memorial Hall | Huramua East Road, Wairoa |
| Ngāi Te Apatu | Tākitimu ( Waihirere ) | Tākitimu | Waihirere Road, Wairoa |
| Ngāi Te Ipu | Whakakī | No name | SH 2, Wairoa |
| Ngāi Te Kapuamātotoru | Ruataniwha ( Te Poho O Riria ) | Te Poho O Riria | Ruataniwha Road, Wairoa |
| Ngāi Tū | Kaiuku ( Oku-ra-renga ) | Kiwi | East Coast Road, Māhia |
| Māhanga ( Rongomaiwahine ) | Te Poho o Rongomaiwahine | Mahanga Road, Ngutunui | |
| Tuahuru | Hine te Rongo | East Coast Road, Māhia | |
| Ngāti Hine | Whakakī | No name | SH 2, Wairoa |
| Ngāti Hinehika | Te Reinga | Tuarenga | Ruakituri Road, Te Reinga |
| Ngāti Hinemihi | Hinemihi | Te Poho o Hinemihi | Ruataniwha Road, Wairoa |
| Ngāti Hinepehinga | Pūtahi | Te Poho o Hinepehinga | SH 38, Frasertown |
| Ngāti Hinepua | Whakakī | No name | SH 2, Wairoa |
| Ngāti Hingānga (Te Aitanga o Pourangahua ) | Erepēti | Pourangahua | Ruakituri Road, Te Reinga |
| Ngāti Kahu | Kihitu ( Te Rauhina ) | Te Rauhina | Ngamotu Road, Wairoa |
| Ngāti Kōhatu | Te Reinga | Tuarenga | Ruakituri Road, Te Reinga |
| Ngāti Kurupakiaka ( Te Kāwiti ) | Taihoa | Te Otane | SH 2, Wairoa |
| Ngāti Mākoro | Te Mira ( Whetū Mārama / Mill Pā ) | Makoro | Frasertown Road, Wairoa |
| Ngāti Mātangirau | Whaakirangi | Whaakirangi | Frasertown Road, Wairoa |
| Ngāti Mihi | Pākōwhai | Te Huinga o Te Aroha | Pākōwhai Road, Frasertown |
| Ngāti Moewhare | Tākitimu ( Waihirere ) | Tākitimu | Waihirere Road, Wairoa |
| Ngāti Pāhauwera | Kahungunu ( Te Maara A Ngata ) | Te Maara A Ngata | Putere Road, Raupunga |
| Kurahikakawa ( Waihua ) | No wharenui | SH 2, Waihua | |
| Putere | Pareroa | Putere Road, Raupunga | |
| Raupunga ( Te Huki ) | Te Huki (being rebuilt) | Putere Road, Raupunga | |
| Waipapa a Iwi ( Mōhaka ) | Te Kahu O Te Rangi | Mohaka Coach Road, Mōhaka | |
| Ngāti Peehi | Aranui | Arapera | Aranui Road, Wairoa |
| Ngāti Tama | Kaiuku ( Oku-ra-renga ) | Kiwi | East Coast Road, Māhia |
| Ruawharo | Ruawharo | Village Road, Ōpoutama | |
| Tuahuru | Hine te Rongo | East Coast Road, Māhia | |
| Rakaipaaka | Kahungunu ( Te Tahinga ) | Kahungunu | Ihaka Street, Nūhaka |
| Tamakahu | Tamakahu | SH 2, Nūhaka | |
| Tāne-nui-a-Rangi | Tāne-nui-a-Rangi | SH 2, Mōrere | |
| Te Kotahitanga | Unity Hall | SH 2, Nūhaka | |
| Te Manutai | Te Manutai | Tahaenui, SH 2, Nūhaka | |
| Te Poho o Te Rehu ( Te Rehu ) | Te Poho o Te Rehu | Pomana Road, Nūhaka | |
| Rongomaiwahine | Kaiuku ( Oku-ra-renga ) | Kiwi | East Coast Road, Māhia |
| Māhanga ( Rongomaiwahine ) | Te Poho o Rongomaiwahine | Mahanga Road, Ngutunui | |
| Ruawharo | Ruawharo | Village Road, Ōpoutama | |
| Tuahuru | Hine te Rongo | East Coast Road, Māhia | |
| Ruapani | Putere | Pareroa | Putere Road, Raupunga |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Marangatuhetaua ( Ngāti Tū ) | Tangoio | Punanga Te Wao | Tangoio Settlement Road, Tangoio |
| Ngā Hau E Whā | Pukemokimoki | Omio | Riverbend Road, Napier |
| Ngāi Tātara | Tangoio | Punanga Te Wao | Tangoio Settlement Road, Tangoio |
| Ngāi Tāwhao | Wharerangi | Te Matehou | Puketitiri Road, Puketapu |
| Ngāi Te Ruruku ki Tangoio | Tangoio | Punanga Te Wao | Tangoio Settlement Road, Tangoio |
| Ngāti Hinepare | Hamuera ( Moteo ) | Rangimarie | Moteo Pā Road, Puketapu |
| Timikara | Te Whānau Pani | Moteo Road, Puketapu | |
| Wharerangi | Te Matehou | Puketitiri Road, Puketapu | |
| Ngāti Hineuru | Te Hāroto | Te Rongopai | SH 35, Te Hāroto |
| Ngāti Hōri | Kohupātiki | Tanenuiarangi | Farndon Road, Clive |
| Ngāti Kurumōkihi ( Ngāi Tātarā ) | Tangoio | Punanga Te Wao | Tangoio Settlement Road, Tangoio |
| Ngāti Māhu | Hamuera ( Moteo ) | Rangimarie | Moteo Pā Road, Puketapu |
| Timikara | Te Whānau Pani | Moteo Road, Puketapu | |
| Ngāti Matepu | Petane | Te Amiki | Tait Road, Bay View |
| Ngāti Pārau | Waiohiki | Rebuilding wharenui | Waiohiki Road, Waiohiki |
| Ngāti Toaharapaki | Kohupātiki | Tanenuiarangi | Farndon Road, Clive |
| Ngāti Tū | Tangoio | Punanga Te Wao | Tangoio Settlement Road, Tangoio |
| Ngāti Whakaari | Petane | Te Amiki | Tait Road, Bay View |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngāi Te Rangikoianake | Kahurānaki | Kahurānaki | SH 2, Te Hauke |
| Ngāi Te Ūpokoiri | Omāhu | Kahukuranui | SH 50, Fernhill |
| Rūnanga | Te Aroha | Taihape Road, Ohiti | |
| Te Āwhina | Currently demolished | Taihape Road, Fernhill | |
| Ngāti Hāwea | Matahiwi | Te Matau a Māui | Lawn Road, Clive |
| Ruahāpia | Karaitiana Takamoana | Ruahapia Road, Hastings | |
| Waipatu | Heretaunga | Karamu Road, Hastings | |
| Ngāti Hikatoa | Waimārama | Taupunga | School Road, Waimārama |
| Ngāti Hinemanu | Mangaone ( Winiata ) | Tautahi | SH 1, Winiata |
| Omāhu | Kahukuranui | SH 50, Fernhill | |
| Rūnanga | Te Aroha | Taihape Road, Ohiti | |
| Te Āwhina | Currently demolished | Taihape Road, Fernhill | |
| Ngāti Hinemoa | Waipatu | Heretaunga | Karamu Road, Hastings |
| Ngāti Honomokai | Omāhu | Kahukuranui | SH 50, Fernhill |
| Ngāti Hōri | Ruahāpia | Karaitiana Takamoana | Ruahapia Road, Hastings |
| Waipatu | Heretaunga | Karamu Road, Hastings | |
| Ngāti Hōtoa | Taraia | Taraia | Old Main Road, Paki Paki |
| Ngāti Kautere | Matahiwi | Te Matau a Māui | Lawn Road, Clive |
| Ngāti Kurukuru | Waimārama | Taupunga | School Road, Waimārama |
| Ngāti Mahuika | Omāhu | Kahukuranui | SH 50, Fernhill |
| Rūnanga | Te Aroha | Taihape Road, Ohiti | |
| Te Āwhina | Currently demolished | Taihape Road, Fernhill | |
| Ngāti Mihiroa | Mihiroa | Mihiroa | Old Main Road, Paki Paki |
| Ngāti Ngarengare | Houngarea | Houngarea | Miriama Road, Paki Paki |
| Ngāti Paki | Mangaone ( Winiata ) | Tautahi | SH 1, Winiata |
| Ngāti Papatuamāro | Houngarea | Houngarea | Miriama Road, Paki Paki |
| Ngāti Pōporo | Korongatā | Nukanoa | Maraekakaho Road, Bridge Pa |
| Mangaroa | Hikawera II | Raukawa Road, Bridge Pa | |
| Ngāti Rahunga | Mangaroa | Hikawera II | Raukawa Road, Bridge Pa |
| Ngāti Tama | Tamakopiri ( Opaea ) | Tumakaurangi | Opaea |
| Whitikaupeka (Moawhango ) | Whitikaupeka | Napier - Taihape Road, Moawhango | |
| Ngāti Tamaterā | Houngarea | Houngarea | Miriama Road, Paki Paki |
| Ngāti Taraia | Taraia | Taraia | Old Main Road, Paki Paki |
| Ngāti Te Rehunga | Houngarea | Houngarea | Miriama Road, Paki Paki |
| Ngāti Urakiterangi | Waimārama | Taupunga | School Road, Waimārama |
| Ngāti Whakaiti | Waimārama | Taupunga | School Road, Waimārama |
| Ngāti Whatuiāpiti | Kahurānaki | Kahurānaki | SH 2, Te Hauke |
| Korongatā | Nukanoa | Maraekakaho Road, Bridge Pa | |
| Ngāti Whiti | Oruamatua - Te Riu o Puanga | Oruamatua | Napier Taihape or Gentle Annie Road, Moawhango |
| Whitikaupeka (Moawhango ) | Whitikaupeka | Napier - Taihape Road, Moawhango | |
| Ngāti Whitikaupeka | Whitikaupeka (Moawhango ) | Whitikaupeka | Napier - Taihape Road, Moawhango |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngāi Tahu o Kahungunu | Rakautātahi | Te Poho o Te Whatuiapiti | Snee Road, Takapau Plains |
| Rongo o Tahu | No wharenui | Paulsens Stock Road, Takapau | |
| Ngāi Te Kikiri o Te Rangi | Rakautātahi | Te Poho o Te Whatuiapiti | Snee Road, Takapau Plains |
| Ngāi Te Oatua | Pourerere | No wharenui | Pourerere Road, Pourerere |
| Ngāi Toroiwaho | Mataweka | Nohomaiterangi | Tapairu Road, Waipawa |
| Rakautātahi | Te Poho o Te Whatuiapiti | Snee Road, Takapau Plains | |
| Ngāti Hinetewai | Rongomaraeroa ( Pōrangahau ) | Te Poho o Kahungunu | Pā Road, Pōrangahau |
| Ngāti Kekehaunga | Pukehou | Keke Haunga | SH 2, Pukehou |
| Ngāti Kere | Rongomaraeroa ( Pōrangahau ) | Te Poho o Kahungunu | Pā Road, Pōrangahau |
| Ngāti Manuhiri | Rongomaraeroa ( Pōrangahau ) | Te Poho o Kahungunu | Pā Road, Pōrangahau |
| Ngāti Mārau o Kahungunu | Tapairu | Te Rangitahi / Te Whaea o te Katoa | Tapairu Road, Waipawa |
| Ngāti Parakiore | Waipukurau | No wharenui | Takapau Road, Waipukurau |
| Ngāti Pihere | Rongomaraeroa ( Pōrangahau ) | Te Poho o Kahungunu | Pā Road, Pōrangahau |
| Ngāti Pukututu | Pukehou | Keke Haunga | SH 2, Pukehou |
| Ngāti Tamatea | Waipukurau | No wharenui | Takapau Road, Waipukurau |
| Ngāti Tamaterā | Pourerere | No wharenui | Pourerere Road, Pourerere |
| Ngāti Whatuiāpiti | Mataweka | Nohomaiterangi | Tapairu Road, Waipawa |
| Pukehou | Keke Haunga | SH 2, Pukehou | |
| Te Whatuiāpiti ( Pātangata ) | Te Whatuiapiti | Te Aute Trust Road, Pātangata | |
| Rangi Te Kahutia | Rakautātahi | Te Poho o Te Whatuiapiti | Snee Road, Takapau Plains |
| Rangitotohu | Rakautātahi | Te Poho o Te Whatuiapiti | Snee Road, Takapau Plains |
| Tamatea Hinepare o Kahungunu | Rongomaraeroa ( Pōrangahau ) | Te Poho o Kahungunu | Pā Road, Pōrangahau |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngā Hau E Whā | Te Ahu a Turanga i Mua | Te Ahu a Turanga i Mua | Vogel Street, Woodville |
| Ngāti Hāmua | Pahiatua | Te Kohanga Whakawhaiti | Riccarton Road, Pahiatua |
| Ngāti Mutuahi | Kaitoki | Kaitoki Memorial Hall | Weber Road, Dannevirke |
| Mākirikiri | Aotea Tuatoru | Makirikiri Road, Dannevirke | |
| Pāpāuma | Te Aroha o Aohanga / Pāpāuma | Aohanga Road, Pongaroa | |
| Tahoraiti | No wharenui | Dannevirke | |
| Ngāti Pakapaka | Kaitoki | Kaitoki Memorial Hall | Weber Road, Dannevirke |
| Mākirikiri | Aotea Tuatoru | Makirikiri Road, Dannevirke | |
| Pāpāuma | Te Aroha o Aohanga / Pāpāuma | Aohanga Road, Pongaroa | |
| Tahoraiti | No wharenui | Dannevirke | |
| Ngāti Te Rangiwhakaewa | Mākirikiri | Aotea Tuatoru | Makirikiri Road, Dannevirke |
| Te Hika a Pāpāuma | Pahiatua | Te Kohanga Whakawhaiti | Riccarton Road, Pahiatua |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Kahukuraawhitia | Te Oreore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Bideford Road, Masterton |
| Kahukuranui | Te Oreore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Bideford Road, Masterton |
| Ngāi Rangawhakairi | Kohunui | Te Tihi o Tuhirangi | Pirinoa Road, Pirinoa |
| Ngāi Tahu | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Carterton |
| Ngāi Taneroroa | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Carterton |
| Ngāti Hikawera o Kahungunu | Hau Ariki | Te Whare Wananga o Tupai | Regent Street, Martinborough |
| Ngāti Hinewaka | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Carterton |
| Ngāti Kahukuranui o Kahungunu Kauiti | Pāpāwai | Hikurangi | Pah Road Greytown, Greytown |
| Ngāti Kaparuparu | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Carterton |
| Ngāti Meroiti | Pāpāwai | Hikurangi | Pah Road Greytown, Greytown |
| Ngāti Moe | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Carterton |
| Pāpāwai | Hikurangi | Pah Road Greytown, Greytown | |
| Ngāti Papauma o Kahungunu me Rangitāne | Te Hika o Papauma | Under construction | Whakataki, Castlepoint |
| Ngāti Parera | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Carterton |
| Ngāti Rākairangi | Kohunui | Te Tihi o Tuhirangi | Pirinoa Road, Pirinoa |
| Ngāti Rangitataia | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Carterton |
| Ngāti Rangitehewa | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Carterton |
| Ngāti Rangitumapuhia | Ngāi Tumapuhia a Rangi ki Motuwairaka | Riversdale | |
| Ngāi Tumapuhia a Rangi ki Okautete | Under construction | Homewood Road, Homewood, | |
| Ngāti Tatuki | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Carterton |
| Ngāti Te Ahuahu | Akura | no wharenui | Akura Road, Masterton |
| Ngāti Te Hina | Akura | no wharenui | Akura Road, Masterton |
| Te Oreore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Bideford Road, Masterton | |
| Ngāti Te Tomo o Kahungunu | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Carterton |
| Ngāti Tūkoko | Kohunui | Te Tihi o Tuhirangi | Pirinoa Road, Pirinoa |
| Tahu o Kahungunu | Te Oreore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Bideford Road, Masterton |
| Tamahau | Te Oreore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Bideford Road, Masterton |
| Whiunga | Te Oreore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Bideford Road, Masterton |
2 Representative Organisations found:
Represents Ngāti Kahungunu as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
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.
Iwi Aquaculture Organisation in the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004.
Tūhono 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 / 0800 524 864
Fax: 06 876 4807
Email: paatai@kahungunu.iwi.nz
Website: http://www.kahungunu.iwi.nz/
Tūhono authorised user organisation.
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 Ngāti Parakiore, Turahui, Rangitotohu, and Rangi te Kahutia
Secretary: Paul Sheeran
Chairperson: Tipene Heperi
Postal Address:
12 Brooklands Drive,
Havelock North 4130.
Phone: 06 878 1518
Mobile: 021 225 5419 / 027 266 0640
Email: paulcath6@yahoo.co.nz
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