Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Population: 30857
The Maniapoto rohe covers the northern sector of what is commonly known as the King Country or Te Rohe Potae. The Maniapoto boundaries stretch from Te Awamutu in the north to Waipingau Stream (south of the Tongaporutu River) and Taumarunui in the South.
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Ngati Maniapoto rohe document (maniapoto.pdf [71KB])
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This rohe of Ngāti Maniapoto 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
These seven rohe areas are provided for ease of navigation. They do not imply any representative status.
Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Huiao | Rereamanu | Te Kawau Kaki Maro I & II | SH 3, Haurua |
| Te Kauae | Te Kauae o Niu Tereni | Mangarino Road, Hangātiki | |
| Kinohaku | Marokopa | Miromiro i te Pō | Marokopa |
| Te Kauae | Te Kauae o Niu Tereni | Mangarino Road, Hangātiki | |
| Matakore | Kaputuhi | Waitomo Caves Road, Hangātiki | |
| Pare te Kawa | Kaputuhi | Waitomo Caves Road, Hangātiki | |
| Peehi | Kaputuhi | Waitomo Caves Road, Hangātiki | |
| Marokopa | Miromiro i te Pō | Marokopa | |
| Te Kauae | Te Kauae o Niu Tereni | Mangarino Road, Hangātiki | |
| Te Korapatu | Hangatiki East Road, Hangātiki | ||
| Rōrā | Kaputuhi | Waitomo Caves Road, Hangātiki | |
| Ruapuha | Tokikapu | Matua a Iwi | Waitomo |
| Te Kanawa | Marokopa | Miromiro i te Pō | Marokopa |
| Rereamanu | Te Kawau Kaki Maro I & II | SH 3, Haurua | |
| Te Kauae | Te Kauae o Niu Tereni | Mangarino Road, Hangātiki | |
| Te Korapatu | Hangatiki East Road, Hangātiki | ||
| Tokikapu | Matua a Iwi | Waitomo | |
| Uekaha | Pohatuiri | No wharenui | Waitomo |
| Tokikapu | Matua a Iwi | Waitomo |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Apakura | Mōkau Kohunui | Ko Tama Tāne | SH 3, Pio Pio |
| Kinohaku | Mōkau Kohunui | Ko Tama Tāne | SH 3, Pio Pio |
| Matakore | Napinapi | Parekahoki | Napinapi Road, Pio Pio |
| Paemate | Te Paemate | Aria | |
| Pare te Kawa | Napinapi | Parekahoki | Napinapi Road, Pio Pio |
| Rākei | Maniaroa | Maniaroa | SH 3, Mōkau |
| Te Kawau Papakainga | Mōkau Road, Mōkau | ||
| Rōrā | Te Kawau Papakainga | Mōkau Road, Mōkau | |
| Rungaterangi | Maniaroa | Maniaroa | SH 3, Mōkau |
| Te Kawau Papakainga | Mōkau Road, Mōkau | ||
| Te Rukirangi | Te Rukirangi Papakainga | Ōhura | |
| Waiora | Maniaroa | Maniaroa | SH 3, Mōkau |
| Mōkau Kohunui | Ko Tama Tāne | SH 3, Pio Pio |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Apakura | Kahotea | Whatihua | Kahotea Road, Ōtorohanga |
| Pūrekireki | Marutehiakina | Ormsby Road, Pirongia | |
| Hikairo | Pūrekireki | Marutehiakina | Ormsby Road, Pirongia |
| Hinetū | Kahotea | Whatihua | Kahotea Road, Ōtorohanga |
| Hinewai | Tārewānga | Te Rau a te Moa | Ouruwhero Road, Ōtorohanga |
| Kahu | Kakepuku Papakainga | Te Mawhai | |
| Te Kōpua | Te Unu | Morgans Road, Pokuru | |
| Mākino | Kakepuku Papakainga | Te Mawhai | |
| Matakore | Kahotea | Whatihua | Kahotea Road, Ōtorohanga |
| Kakepuku Papakainga | Te Mawhai | ||
| Te Hokingamai ki te Nehenehenui | Te Hokingamai ki te Nehenehenui | Otewa Road, Ōtorohanga | |
| Ngutu | Kakepuku Papakainga | Te Mawhai | |
| Mangatoatoa | Te Aroha o Ihoa | Tokanui Road, Tokanui | |
| Te Hokingamai ki te Nehenehenui | Te Hokingamai ki te Nehenehenui | Otewa Road, Ōtorohanga | |
| Te Keeti | Parewaeono | Rangiatia Road, Ōtorohanga | |
| Pare te Kawa | Kahotea | Whatihua | Kahotea Road, Ōtorohanga |
| Mangatoatoa | Te Aroha o Ihoa | Tokanui Road, Tokanui | |
| Tārewānga | Te Rau a te Moa | Ouruwhero Road, Ōtorohanga | |
| Parewaeono | Mangatoatoa | Te Aroha o Ihoa | Tokanui Road, Tokanui |
| Te Hokingamai ki te Nehenehenui | Te Hokingamai ki te Nehenehenui | Otewa Road, Ōtorohanga | |
| Te Keeti | Parewaeono | Rangiatia Road, Ōtorohanga | |
| Pourahi | Te Kotahitanga | Otewa Road, Ōtorohanga | |
| Pourahui | Hīona | Haona Kaha | Robertson Road, Ngutunui |
| Turitea | Honikiwi Road, Ōtorohanga | ||
| Rereahu | Te Hokingamai ki te Nehenehenui | Te Hokingamai ki te Nehenehenui | Otewa Road, Ōtorohanga |
| Rungaterangi | Tārewānga | Te Rau a te Moa | Ouruwhero Road, Ōtorohanga |
| Te Kanawa | Te Kotahitanga | Otewa Road, Ōtorohanga | |
| Te Whakaaro Kotahi | Ōtorohanga | ||
| Unu | Te Kōpua | Te Unu | Morgans Road, Pokuru |
| Urunumia | Tārewānga | Te Rau a te Moa | Ouruwhero Road, Ōtorohanga |
| Te Hokingamai ki te Nehenehenui | Te Hokingamai ki te Nehenehenui | Otewa Road, Ōtorohanga | |
| Te Keeti | Parewaeono | Rangiatia Road, Ōtorohanga | |
| Te Kotahitanga | Otewa Road, Ōtorohanga | ||
| Waiora | Kakepuku Papakainga | Te Mawhai |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Apakura | Maketū | Auau ki te Rangi / Te Ruruhi | Te Puea Road, Kāwhia |
| Mōkai Kainga | Ko Te Mōkai | Aotea Road, Kāwhia | |
| Hikairo | Āruka | Te Āruka | Taharoa Road, Taharoa |
| Maketū | Auau ki te Rangi / Te Ruruhi | Te Puea Road, Kāwhia | |
| Mōkai Kainga | Ko Te Mōkai | Aotea Road, Kāwhia | |
| Te Kōraha | Te Ōhākī | Taharoa Road, Taharoa | |
| Waipapa | Ngā Tai Whakarongorua | SH 31, Kāwhia | |
| Kerapa | Rākaunui | Moanakahakore | Te Waitere Road, Rākaunui |
| Mahuta | Āruka | Te Āruka | Taharoa Road, Taharoa |
| Maketū | Auau ki te Rangi / Te Ruruhi | Te Puea Road, Kāwhia | |
| Ngati Kiriwai | Mokoroa | Ngā Roimata | Berntsen Road, Oparau, Kāwhia |
| Peehi | Te Māhoe | Owhiro Road, Kāwhia | |
| Takiari | Rākaunui | Moanakahakore | Te Waitere Road, Rākaunui |
| Te Kanawa | Te Māhoe | Owhiro Road, Kāwhia | |
| Te Urupare | Te Māhoe | Owhiro Road, Kāwhia | |
| Te Waha | Rākaunui | Moanakahakore | Te Waitere Road, Rākaunui |
| Uekaha | Te Māhoe | Owhiro Road, Kāwhia |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Matakore | Mangapeehi ( Rereahu ) | Rereahu | SH 30, Mangapeehi |
| Te Hape | Te Kaha Tuatini | SH 30, Pureora | |
| Ngutu | Mangapeehi ( Rereahu ) | Rereahu | SH 30, Mangapeehi |
| Te Hape | Te Kaha Tuatini | SH 30, Pureora | |
| Pare | Mangapeehi ( Rereahu ) | Rereahu | SH 30, Mangapeehi |
| Te Hape | Te Kaha Tuatini | SH 30, Pureora | |
| Raukawa | Mangapeehi ( Rereahu ) | Rereahu | SH 30, Mangapeehi |
| Te Hape | Te Kaha Tuatini | SH 30, Pureora | |
| Rereahu | Mangapeehi ( Rereahu ) | Rereahu | SH 30, Mangapeehi |
| Te Hape | Te Kaha Tuatini | SH 30, Pureora | |
| Te Miringa te Kakara | Te Whetu Marama o Nga Tau o Hinawa | Bennydale | |
| Te Ihingarangi | Mangapeehi ( Rereahu ) | Rereahu | SH 30, Mangapeehi |
| Te Hape | Te Kaha Tuatini | SH 30, Pureora | |
| Waimiha ( Te Ihingarangi ) | Te Ihingarangi | Service Road, Waimiha |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Apakura | Mangarama | SH 30, Te Kūiti | |
| Tane Hopuwai | Te Kūiti | ||
| Tomotuki ( Parekatini ) | Parekatini | Mangatea Road, Te Kūiti | |
| Kinohaku | Mōtītī | Ko te Hungaiti / Hapainga | Mangatea Road, Te Kūiti |
| Te Waipatoto ( Oparure ) | Waipatoto and Waipatoto Tuarua | Oparure Road, Oparure | |
| Pare | Te Ahoroa | Tapairu | Rangitoto Road, Te Kūiti |
| Parekaitini | Tomotuki ( Parekatini ) | Parekatini | Mangatea Road, Te Kūiti |
| Peehi | Te Kumi | Te Korapatu | Te Kumi Road, Te Kūiti |
| Putaitemuri | Mōtītī | Ko te Hungaiti / Hapainga | Mangatea Road, Te Kūiti |
| Rereahu | Te Ahoroa | Tapairu | Rangitoto Road, Te Kūiti |
| Rōrā | Te Kumi | Te Korapatu | Te Kumi Road, Te Kūiti |
| Te Piruru Papakainga | Te Pukenui o Taonui | Waitete Road, Te Kūiti | |
| Te Tokanganui a Noho | Te Tokanganui a Noho | Awakino Road, Te Kūiti | |
| Tomotuki ( Parekatini ) | Parekatini | Mangatea Road, Te Kūiti | |
| Tauhunu | Mōtītī | Ko te Hungaiti / Hapainga | Mangatea Road, Te Kūiti |
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Hari | Hia Kaitupeka | Hari | Taringamotu Road, Taringamotu |
| Hinemihi | Petania | Hinemihi | Taumarunui |
| Waipū | Taumarunui | ||
| Wharauroa | Hikurangi | Taupō Road, Taumarunui | |
| Mangu | Tū Whenua | Taumarunui | |
| Pahere | Te Kōura | Te Karohirohi | SH 4, Te Kōura |
| Wharauroa | Hikurangi | Taupō Road, Taumarunui | |
| Parewaeono | Petania | Hinemihi | Taumarunui |
| Raerae | Te Rongaroa | Uehaeroa | Ngakonui Road, Ōngarue |
| Rangatahi | Wharauroa | Hikurangi | Taupō Road, Taumarunui |
| Rewa | Tū Whenua | Taumarunui | |
| Rōrā | Petania | Hinemihi | Taumarunui |
| Te Rongaroa | Uehaeroa | Ngakonui Road, Ōngarue | |
| Te Kanawa | Hia Kaitupeka | Hari | Taringamotu Road, Taringamotu |
| Tupu | Tū Whenua | Taumarunui |
Represents Ngāti Maniapoto as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: Matters specific to the RMA are managed through the Board's Regional Management Committees. For contact information visit their website, given below.
Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.
Tuhono authorised user organisation.
Legal entity: Māori Trust Board
Governance structure: "Seven regional, six general members, two special members"
General Manager: Janise Eketone
Chairperson: R Tiwha Bell
Office Manager: Debbie Wright
RMA Contact: Janise Eketone Ph: 027-218-9844 Email: office@maniapoto.co.nz
Postal Address:
PO Box 36,
Te Kūiti 3941.
Physical Address:
Matawhaiora,
49 Taupiri Street,
Te Kūiti.
Phone: 07 878 6234
Fax: 07 878 6409
Email: office@maniapoto.co.nz
Website: http://www.maniapoto.iwi.nz/