Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Population: Census 2013: 8,001 (does not include any of 19,719 "Te Arawa but iwi not specified")
This rohe map represents the area over which Ngāti Pikiao exercises kaitiakitanga for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Ngāti Pikiao recognise that other iwi/hapū may also exercise kaitiakitanga within this rohe.
This rohe extends into the regions or districts of these local authorities:
Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngāti Hinekura | Pounamunui | Houmaitawhiti | 97 Whangamoa Drive, Ōtaramarae |
| Te Waiiti | Hinekura | 1550 SH30, Rotoiti | |
| Ngāti Hinerangi | Tāheke (Opatia) | Rangitihi | 119 Ōkere Road, Ōkere Falls |
| Ngāti Kahumatamomoe | Waiatuhi | Kahumatamomoe | 1444 Hamurana Road, Mourea |
| Ngāti Kawiti | Tapuaeharuru | Uruika | 1702 SH30, Rotoiti |
| Ngāti Paruaharanui | Taupari | Paruaharanui | 1435 Hamurana Road, Mourea |
| Waiatuhi | Kahumatamomoe | 1444 Hamurana Road, Mourea | |
| Ngāti Pikiao | Te Awhe o te Rangi | Te Awhe o te Rangi | 29 Te Awhe Road, Maketū |
| Tokerau | Pikiao | Maniatutu | |
| Ngāti Tamateatutahi | Tapuaeharuru | Uruika | 1702 SH30, Rotoiti |
| Ngāti Te Rangiunuora | Punawhakareia | Uenuku mai Rarotonga | 1270 SH30, Rotoiti |
| Taurua | Te Rangiunuora | 1438B SH30, Rotoiti | |
| Ngāti Te Takinga | Te Takinga | Te Takinga | 402 SH33, Ōkere Falls |
| Waiatuhi | Kahumatamomoe | 1444 Hamurana Road, Mourea |
Iwi Representative Organisations
5 Iwi Representative Organisations:
Ngāti Pikiao Iwi Trust
Last updated: 15/06/2023
Represents Ngāti Pikiao as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Ngāti Pikiao Iwi Trust delegates RMA operational issues to Ngāti Pikiao Environmental Society who deal directly with local authorities.
➤ Affiliate Iwi organisation of Te Pūmautanga o Te Arawa Trust.
Legal entity: Common Law Trust
Governance structure: Seven representatives elected by registered members of iwi whānui.
Chair: Piki Thomas
Secretary: Alana Hay
RMA Contact: Piki Thomas Ph: 027 244 8784 Email: pikithomas@gmail.com
Postal Address:
PO Box 1712,
Rotorua 3040.
Physical Address:
1108 Fenton Street,
Rotorua.
Mobile: 027 244 8784
Email: admin@npit.co.nz
Website: https://www.ngatipikiao.com/
Ngāti Pikiao Environmental Society
Last updated: 11/03/2025
Represents Ngāti Pikiao as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Ngāti Pikiao Iwi Trust delegates RMA operational issues to Ngāti Pikiao Environmental Society who deal directly with local authorities.
Legal entity: Incorporated Society
Governance structure: Executive Committee, appointed at AGM.
Co-President: Arapeta Tahana
Co-President: Piatariihi Bennett
RMA Contacts: Raewyn Bennett (Western BOP District) / Joe Tahana (Rotorua District)
Postal Address:
PO Box 12117,
Rotorua 3045.
Phone: 021 606 276
Email: ngatipikiao.taiao@gmail.com
Te Pūmautanga o Te Arawa Trust
Last updated: 11/03/2025
Post-Treaty settlement governance entity [ Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapu Claims Settlement Act 2008 ].
Post settlement governance entity to represent Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapū interests in the Central North Island Forests Land Collective Settlement 2008.
Represents Ngāti Pikiao as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Also represents the groups listed below as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the RMA.
Tūhono organisation.
Legal entity: Trust
Governance structure: 15 trustees elected by the Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapū (listed below) on a proportional representation basis; three from Tūhourangi, three from Ngāti Pikiao and one from each of the other Affiliate Iwi and Hapū
Tūhourangi Ngāti Wahiao
Ngāti Tahu - Ngāti Whaoa
Ngāti Uenukukōpako
Ngāti Tarāwhai
Ngāti Rongomai
Ngāti Pikiao (not including Ngāti Mākino)
Ngāti Kea - Ngāti Tuarā
Ngāti Tuteniu
Ngāti Te Roro-o-Te Rangi
Ngāti Tura / Ngāti Te Ngākau
Ngāti Ngararanui (including Ngāti Tamahika and Ngāti Tuteaiti)
Chair: Clark Pirika
General Manager: Wally Tangohau
RMA Contact: Office Ph: 07 347 4615 Email: office@tpota.org.nz
Postal Address:
1180 Lake Road,
Rotorua 3010.
Physical Address:
1180 Lake Road,
Rotorua.
Phone: 07 347 4615
Mobile: 027 295 6696
Email: office@tpota.org.nz
Website: https://tpota.org.nz/
Te Arawa Lakes Trust
Last updated: 11/03/2025
Post-Treaty settlement governance entity [ Te Arawa Lakes Settlement Act 2006 ].
Represents Ngāti Pikiao as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Also represents the iwi/hapū listed below as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the RMA.
Te Arawa Lakes Trust exercises kaitiakitanga over the fourteen lakes defined in the Te Arawa Lakes Settlement Act 2006.
Tūhono organisation.
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Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Governance structure: Three trustees for each Te Arawa Lakes Trust rohe: Te Ure O Uenukukōpako, Te Kawatapuārangi, Tūhourangi.
| Te Ure O Uenukukōpako | Te Kawatapuārangi | Tūhourangi |
| Ngāti Hurunga Te Rangi | Ngāti Hinekura | Tūhourangi |
| Ngāti Karenga | Ngāti Hinerangi | Ngāti Hinemihi |
| Ngāti Kearoa | Ngāti Kuri | Ngāti Tumatawera/Kahuupoko |
| Ngāti Kererū | Ngāti Makino | Ngāti Rangitihi |
| Ngāti Ngararanui | Ngāti Marukukere | Ngāti Taoi |
| Ngāti Ngata | Ngāti Moko | Ngāti Tarawhai |
| Ngāti Pukaki | Ngāti Paruaharanui | Ngāti Tu |
| Ngāti Rangiiwaho | Ngāti Pikiao | Ngāti Tuohonoa |
| Ngāti Rangiteaorere | Ngāti Rereamanu | Ngāti Wahiao |
| Ngāti Rangiwewehi | Ngāti Rongomai | |
| Ngāti Rehu | Ngāti Tamakari | |
| Ngāti Ririu | Ngāti Tamateatutahi/Kawiti | |
| Ngāti Taeotu | Ngāti Te Rangiunuora | |
| Ngāti Tahu | Ngāti Te Takinga | |
| Ngāti Tawhaki | Ngāti Tuheke a Hani | |
| Ngāti Te Ngakau | Ngāti Tutaki a Koti | |
| Ngāti Te Purei | Ngāti Wahanui | |
| Ngāti Tuara | Ngāti Whakahemo | |
| Ngāti Tūnohopū | Ngāti Whakaokorau | |
| Ngāti Tura | Ngāti Moemiti | |
| Ngāti Tuteniu | ||
| Ngāti Uenukukōpako | ||
| Ngāti Waoku | ||
| Ngāti Whakakeu | ||
| Ngāti Whakaue | ||
| Ngāti Whaoa | ||
| Ngāti Te Roro o Te Rangi |
Chair: Wallace Haumaha
Acting Tumu Whakarae: Tina Kilmister-Blue
Postal Address:
PO Box 128,
Rotorua 3040.
Physical Address:
1161-1163 Pukuatua St,
Rotorua.
Phone: 07 346 1761 / 0508 TEARAWA
Email: reception@tearawa.iwi.nz
Website: https://tearawa.io/
Te Kotahitanga o Te Arawa Waka Fisheries Trust Board
Last updated: 11/03/2025
Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.
Iwi Aquaculture Organisation in the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004.
Tūhono organisation.
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Governance structure: One representative from each of eleven iwi recognised in Māori Fisheries Act 2004 elected in a three year cycle by iwi members enrolled on the Te Kotahitanga o Te Arawa Fisheries Trust Board register.
Tūhourangi
Ngāti Pikiao
Ngāti Mākino
Te Ure o Uenukukōpako / Ngāti Whakaue
Ngāti Rangitihi
Waitaha
Ngāti Tahu
Ngāti Rangiteaorere
Ngāti Rangiwewehi
Tarāwhai
Chair: Roku Mihinui
RMA Contact: Nicole Pakau Ph: 027 265 2344 Email: nicole@tearawafisheries.maori.nz
Postal Address:
PO Box 1896,
Rotorua 3040.
Physical Address:
Lakesyde Business Centre, Block C,
1204 Whakaue Street,
Rotorua.
Email: info@tearawafisheries.maori.nz
Website: https://tearawafisheries.co.nz/
