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 |
| Kurupakiaka | Taihoa | Te Otane | Mahia Avenue, Wairoa |
| Matangirau | Whaakirangi | Whaakirangi | SH 2, Frasertown |
| Matawhaiti | Iwitea | Te Poho o Tahu | Iwitea Road, Wairoa |
| Ngāi Rākato | Te Rakato | No wharenui | Kaiwaitau Road, Māhia |
| Ngāi Te Apatu | Tākitimu | Sir James Carroll Memorial | Waihirere Road, Wairoa |
| Tāwhiti A Maru | Te Rangimarie (Catholic Church) | Waihirere Road, Wairoa | |
| Ngāi Tū | Kaiuku | Kiwi | East Coast Road, Māhia |
| Māhanga ( Rongomaiwahine ) | Te Poho o Rongomaiwahine | Mahanga Road, Ngutunui | |
| Tuahuru | Hineterongo | East Coast Road, Māhia | |
| Ngāti Hinaanga | Erepeti | Pourangahua | Ruakituri Road, Te Reinga |
| Ngāti Hine Hika | Te Reinga | Tuarenga | Ruakituri Road, Te Reinga |
| Ngāti Hinepua | Whakaki | no wharenui | SH 2, Wairoa |
| Ngāti Hinewhainga | Putahi | Hinepehinga | SH 38, Frasertown |
| Ngāti Kahu | Kihitu ( Te Rauhina ) | Te Rauhina | Ngamotu Road, Wairoa |
| Ngāti Kōhatu | Te Reinga | Tuarenga | Ruakituri Road, Te Reinga |
| Ngāti Makoro | Te Mira | Makoro | SH 35, Frasertown |
| Te Whetū Mārama | No wharenui | Frasertown Road, Frasertown | |
| Ngāti Mihi | Pākōwhai | Te Huinga o Te Aroha | Pākōwhai Road, Frasertown |
| Ngāti Pāhauwera | Kahungunu ( Te Maara A Ngata ) | Te Maara A Ngata | Putere Road, Raupunga |
| Putere | Pareroa | Putere Road, Raupunga | |
| Raupunga ( Te Huki ) | Te Huki (being rebuilt) | Putere Road, Raupunga | |
| Waihua | No wharenui | SH 2, Waihua | |
| Waipapa a Iwi ( Mōhaka ) | Te Kahu O Te Rangi | Mohaka Coach Road, Mōhaka | |
| Ngāti Tama | Kaiuku | Kiwi | East Coast Road, Māhia |
| Ruawharo | Ruawharo | Opoutama Road, Māhia | |
| Tuahuru | Hineterongo | East Coast Road, Māhia | |
| Rakaipaaka | Kahungunu (ki Nuhaka) | Kahungunu | Nūhaka |
| Ngāi Tamakahu | Tamakahu | SH 2, Nūhaka | |
| Tane-nui-a-Rangi | Tane-nui-a-Rangi | SH 2, Morere | |
| Te Kotahitanga | No wharenui | SH 2, Nūhaka | |
| Te Manutai | Manutai | Tahaenui, SH 2, Nūhaka | |
| Te Poho o Te Rehu | Te Poho o Te Rehu | Ōmana Road, Nūhaka | |
| Rongomaiwahine | Kaiuku | Kiwi | East Coast Road, Māhia |
| Māhanga ( Rongomaiwahine ) | Te Poho o Rongomaiwahine | Mahanga Road, Ngutunui | |
| Ruawharo | Ruawharo | Opoutama Road, Māhia | |
| Tuahuru | Hineterongo | East Coast Road, Māhia | |
| Ruapani | Putere | Pareroa | Putere Road, Raupunga |
| Tamaterangi | Aranui | Arapera | Aranui Road, Wairoa |
| Rangiahua | Te Poho o Tamaterangi | Rangiahua Road, Rangiahua | |
| Tane Miti Rangi | Huramua | No wharenui | Awamate Road, Wairoa |
| Te Aitanga o Pourangahua | Erepeti | Pourangahua | Ruakituri Road, Te Reinga |
| Te Kapuamatotoru | Ruataniwha ( Te Poho O Riria ) | Te Poho O Riria | Ruataniwha Road, Wairoa |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Marangatuhetaua | Tangoio | Punanga Te Wao | Tangoio Settlement Road, Tangoio |
| Ngā Hau E Whā | Pukemokimoki | Omio | Veronica Avenue, Marewa |
| 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 Hori | Kohupātiki | Tanenuiarangi | Farndon Road, Clive |
| Ngāti Kurumokihi | 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 ) | Te Amiki | Tait Road, Bay View |
| Ngāti Paarau | 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 ) | Te Amiki | Tait Road, Bay View |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngā Mata Waka | Te Āranga | Te Muka Tangata | Boston Crescent, Flaxmere |
| Ngāi Te Rangikoianake | Kahurānaki | Kahurānaki | SH 2, Te Hauke |
| Ngāi Te Upokoiri | Ōmahu | Kahukuranui | SH 50, Fernhill |
| Runanga | Te Aroha | Taihape Road, Ohiti | |
| Te Awhina | Te Awhina | Taihape Road, Fernhill | |
| Ngāti Hāwea | Matahiwi | Te Matau a Māui | Lawn Road, Clive |
| Ruahapia | Karaitiana Takamoana | Ruahapia Road, Hastings | |
| Waipatu | Heretaunga | Karamu Road, Hastings | |
| Ngāti Hikatoa | Waimārama | Taupunga | Taupunga Road, Waimārama |
| Ngāti Hinemanu | Mangaone ( Winiata ) | Tautahi | SH 1, Winiata |
| Ōmahu | Kahukuranui | SH 50, Fernhill | |
| Runanga | Te Aroha | Taihape Road, Ohiti | |
| Te Awhina | Te Awhina | Taihape Road, Fernhill | |
| Ngāti Hinemoa | Waipatu | Heretaunga | Karamu Road, Hastings |
| Ngāti Hori | 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 | Taupunga Road, Waimārama |
| Ngāti Mahuika | Runanga | Te Aroha | Taihape Road, Ohiti |
| Te Awhina | Te Awhina | Taihape Road, Fernhill | |
| Ngāti Mihiroa | Mihiroa | Mihiroa | Pah 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 | Korongata | 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 | Whitikaupeka | Napier - Taihape Road, Moawhango | |
| Ngāti Tamaterā | Houngarea | Houngarea | Miriama Road, Paki Paki |
| Ngāti Te Rehunga | Houngarea | Houngarea | Miriama Road, Paki Paki |
| Ngāti Urakiterangi | Waimārama | Taupunga | Taupunga Road, Waimārama |
| Ngāti Whakaiti | Waimārama | Taupunga | Taupunga Road, Waimārama |
| Ngāti Whiti | Oruamatua - Te Riu o Puanga | Oruamatua | Napier Taihape or Gentle Annie Road, Moawhango |
| Whitikaupeka | Whitikaupeka | Napier - Taihape Road, Moawhango | |
| Ngāti Whitikaupeka | Whitikaupeka | Whitikaupeka | Napier - Taihape Road, Moawhango |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngā Hau E Whā | Waipukurau | No wharenui | Waipukurau |
| Ngāi Tahu o Kahungunu | Rākautatahi | Te Poho o Te Whatuiapiti | Snee Road, Takapau Plains |
| Rongo o Tahu | No wharenui | Paulsens Stock Road, Takapau | |
| Ngāi Te Kikiri o Te Rangi | Rākautatahi | 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 |
| Rākautatahi | Te Poho o Te Whatuiapiti | Snee Road, Takapau Plains | |
| Ngāti Hinetewai | Rongomaraeroa ( Pōrangahau ) | Te Poho o Kahungunu | Pā Road, Pōrangahau |
| Ngāti Kere | Rongomaraeroa ( Pōrangahau ) | Te Poho o Kahungunu | Pā Road, Pōrangahau |
| Ngāti Manuhiri | Rongomaraeroa ( Pōrangahau ) | Te Poho o Kahungunu | Pā Road, Pōrangahau |
| Ngāti Marau o Kahungunu | Tapairu | Te Rangitahi / Te Whaea o te Katoa | Tapairu Road, Waipawa |
| Ngāti Pukututu | Pukehou | Keke | SH 2, Pukehou |
| Ngāti Whatuiapiti | Mataweka | Nohomaiterangi | Tapairu Road, Waipawa |
| Pukehou | Keke | SH 2, Pukehou | |
| Te Whatuiapiti ( Pātangata ) | Te Whatuiapiti | Te Aute Trust Road, Pātangata | |
| Pihere | Rongomaraeroa ( Pōrangahau ) | Te Poho o Kahungunu | Pā Road, Pōrangahau |
| Rangi Te Kahutia | Rākautatahi | Te Poho o Te Whatuiapiti | Snee Road, Takapau Plains |
| Rangitotohu | Rākautatahi | 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 | Te Kohanga Whakawhaiti | Te Kohanga Whakawhaiti | Riccarton Road, Pahiatua |
| Ngāti Mutuahi | Kaitoki | Kaitoki Memorial Hall | Dannevirke |
| Makirikiri | Aotea Tuatoru | Main Road South, Dannevirke | |
| Papauma | Te Aroha o Aohanga | Aohanga Road, Pongaroa | |
| Tahoraiti | No wharenui | Dannevirke | |
| Ngāti Pakapaka | Kaitoki | Kaitoki Memorial Hall | Dannevirke |
| Makirikiri | Aotea Tuatoru | Main Road South, Dannevirke | |
| Papauma | Te Aroha o Aohanga | Aohanga Road, Pongaroa | |
| Tahoraiti | No wharenui | Dannevirke | |
| Ngāti Te Rangiwhakaewa | Makirikiri | Aotea Tuatoru | Main Road South, Dannevirke |
| Te Hika a Papauma | Te Kohanga Whakawhaiti | Te Kohanga Whakawhaiti | Riccarton Road, Pahiatua |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Kahukuraawhitia | Te Ore Ore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Te Ore Ore Road, Masterton |
| Kahukuranui | Te Ore Ore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Te Ore Ore Road, Masterton |
| Ngāi Rangawhakairi | Kohunui | Te Tihi o Tuhirangi | Pirinoa Road, Pirinoa |
| Ngāi Tahu | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Gladstone |
| Ngāi Taneroroa | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Gladstone |
| Ngāti Hikawera o Kahungunu | Hau Ariki | Hau Ariki | Regent Street, Martinborough |
| Ngāti Hinewaka | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Gladstone |
| Ngāti Kahukuranui o Kahungunu Kauiti | Papawai | Hikurangi | Papawai Road Greytown, Greytown |
| Ngāti Kaparuparu | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Gladstone |
| Ngāti Moe | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Gladstone |
| Papawai | Hikurangi | Papawai 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, Gladstone |
| Ngāti Rākairangi | Kohunui | Te Tihi o Tuhirangi | Pirinoa Road, Pirinoa |
| Ngāti Rangitataia | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Gladstone |
| Ngāti Rangitehewa | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Gladstone |
| Ngāti Rangitumapuhia | Ngā Tumapuhia a Rangi | Under construction | Homewood Road, Castlepoint |
| Ngāti Tatuki | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Gladstone |
| Ngāti Te Hina | Akura | no wharenui | Akura Road, Masterton |
| Te Ore Ore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Te Ore Ore Road, Masterton | |
| Ngāti Te Tomo o Kahungunu | Hurunui o Rangi | Hurunui o Rangi | Gladstone Road, Gladstone |
| Ngāti Tukoko | Kohunui | Te Tihi o Tuhirangi | Pirinoa Road, Pirinoa |
| Tahu o Kahungunu | Te Ore Ore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Te Ore Ore Road, Masterton |
| Tamahau | Te Ore Ore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Te Ore Ore Road, Masterton |
| Whānau of Nukutaimemeha | Te Rangimarie | Nukutaimemeha | Cole Street, Masterton |
| Whiunga | Te Ore Ore | Ngā Tau e Waru | Te Ore Ore Road, 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 / 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
RMA Contact: Mane Adams Ph: 06 874-3121 / 0267-861-1924 Email: runangamarae@xtra.co.nz
Postal Address:
557 Taihape Road,
RD9,
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
Postal Address:
Ngāti Rangi Street,
RD8,
Nūhaka 4198.
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.
Phone: 06 837-5177
Email: alicefreida@xtra.co.nz