Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Population: 63613
Rohe (Tribal Area)
Mai Potikirua ki Te Toka a Taiau (from near Lottin Point to the mouth of the Turanganui River at Gisborne)
Iwi rohe interest in local authority regions and districts
This rohe of Ngāti Porou 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
Hapū and Marae
For more information on Ngāti Porou marae and hapu
Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
1 Potikirua ki Waiapu
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngāi Tamakoro | Tutua | Te Poho o Tamakoro | Waione Road, Te Araroa |
| Ngāi Tāne | Hinepare ( Te Tairawhiti ) | Te Tairawhiti | Rangitukia Road, Rangitukia |
| Ōhinewaiapu | Ohinewaiapu | Rangitukia Road, Rangitukia | |
| Ngāti Hokopu | Hinepare ( Te Tairawhiti ) | Te Tairawhiti | Rangitukia Road, Rangitukia |
| Ōhinewaiapu | Ohinewaiapu | Rangitukia Road, Rangitukia | |
| Ngāti Kahu | Punaruku ( Pikitanga ) | Te Pikitanga | SH 35, Punaruku |
| Ngāti Nua | Hinepare ( Te Tairawhiti ) | Te Tairawhiti | Rangitukia Road, Rangitukia |
| Ōhinewaiapu | Ohinewaiapu | Rangitukia Road, Rangitukia | |
| Ngāti Putaanga | Kaiwaka | Te Kapenga | SH 35, Tikitiki |
| Putaanga | Putaanga | SH 35, Tikitiki | |
| Ngāti Tuere | Hinemaurea | Tūwhakairiora | Marae Road, Hicks Bay |
| Hinerupe | Hinerupe | Paikea Street, Te Araroa | |
| Tutua | Te Poho o Tamakoro | Waione Road, Te Araroa | |
| Te Whānau a Hinepare | Hinepare ( Te Tairawhiti ) | Te Tairawhiti | Rangitukia Road, Rangitukia |
| Te Whānau a Hinerupe | Awatere | Te Aotaihi | SH 35, Awatere |
| Hinerupe | Hinerupe | Paikea Street, Te Araroa | |
| Hurae | Hurae | Kopuapounamu Road, Te Araroa | |
| Kaiwaka | Te Kapenga | SH 35, Tikitiki | |
| Rāhui | Rongomaianiwaniwa | SH 35, North Tikitiki | |
| Te Whānau a Hunaara | Matahī o Te Tau | Matahī o Te Tau | Horoera, Te Araroa |
| Ōhinewaiapu | Ohinewaiapu | Rangitukia Road, Rangitukia | |
| Te Whānau a Karuai | Hinerupe | Hinerupe | Paikea Street, Te Araroa |
| Karuai | Te Rehu o Karuai | Maraehara Valley Road, Rangitukia | |
| Waiomatatini ( Porourangi ) | Porourangi | Waiomatatini Road, Ruatōria | |
| Te Whānau a Rākaimataura | Rāhui | Rongomaianiwaniwa | SH 35, North Tikitiki |
| Te Whānau a Rerewa | Hinepare ( Te Tairawhiti ) | Te Tairawhiti | Rangitukia Road, Rangitukia |
| Ōhinewaiapu | Ohinewaiapu | Rangitukia Road, Rangitukia | |
| Te Whānau a Takimoana | Ōhinewaiapu | Ohinewaiapu | Rangitukia Road, Rangitukia |
| Te Whānau a Tapuaeururangi | Te Ēhutu ( Pōtaka ) | Te Ēhutu | SH 35, Pōtaka |
| Te Whānau a Tapuhi | Taumata o Tapuhi | Te Ao Kairau | Rangitukia Road, Rangitukia |
| Te Whānau a Te Aotakī | Hinemaurea | Tūwhakairiora | Marae Road, Hicks Bay |
| Te Whānau a Te Uruahi | Tinatoka | Te Poho o Tinatoka | Whakawhitira Road, Tikitiki |
| Te Whanau a Tinatoka | Tinatoka | Te Poho o Tinatoka | Whakawhitira Road, Tikitiki |
| Te Whānau a Tuwhakairiora | Hinemaurea | Tūwhakairiora | Marae Road, Hicks Bay |
| Hinerupe | Hinerupe | Paikea Street, Te Araroa |
2 Waiapu ki Tawhiti
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngāi Taharora | Taharora | Taharora | Kiekie Road, Waipiro Bay |
| Ngāi Tangihaere | Kariaka | Ngāti Porou | SH 35, Ruatōria |
| Ruataupare | Ruataupare | Tuparoa Road, Ruatōria | |
| Whareponga | Materoa | Whareponga Road, Ruatōria | |
| Ngāti Horowai | Te Horo | Rākaitemania | Port Awanui Road, Ruatōria |
| Ngāti Rangi | Reporua | Tū Au Au | Mahora-Reporua Road, Ruatōria |
| Ngāti Uepōhatu | Mangahanea | Hinetapora | Tuparoa Road, Ruatōria |
| Uepōhatu | Uepōhatu | Whakarua Park, Ruatōria | |
| Umuariki | Umuariki | Tuparoa Road, Tūpāroa | |
| Te Aitanga a Mate | Hiruhārama | Kapohanga | SH 35, Hiruhārama |
| Rongo i te Kai | Rongo i te Kai | Main Road South, Makarika | |
| Rongohaere | Rongohaere | Makarika Road, Ruatōria | |
| Whareponga | Materoa | Whareponga Road, Ruatōria | |
| Te Aowera | Hiruhārama | Kapohanga | SH 35, Hiruhārama |
| Te Aowera | Te Poho o Te Aowera | Whakapourangi Road, Ruatōria | |
| Te Whānau a Hineauta | Tikapa | Pōkai | Tikapa Road, Ruatōria |
| Te Whānau a Hinekehu | Kariaka | Ngāti Porou | SH 35, Ruatōria |
| Rauru | Rauru Nui a Toi | Harrison Road, Ruatōria | |
| Te Whānau a Hinetapora | Mangahanea | Hinetapora | Tuparoa Road, Ruatōria |
| Te Heapera | Te Poho o Mangarua | Tapuaeroa Road, Ruatōria | |
| Te Whānau a Iritekura | Iritekura | Iritekura | Waipiro Bay |
| Te Whānau a Mahaki | Te Horo | Rākaitemania | Port Awanui Road, Ruatōria |
| Te Whānau a Pōkai | Tikapa | Pōkai | Tikapa Road, Ruatōria |
| Te Whānau a Rākaihoea | Kākāriki | Rākaihoea | Waiomatatini Road, Ruatōria |
| Te Whānau a Rākairoa | Kiekie | Hau | Te Kiekie Road, Waipiro Bay |
| Rongohaere | Rongohaere | Makarika Road, Ruatōria | |
| Te Whānau a Te Haemata | Kiekie | Hau | Te Kiekie Road, Waipiro Bay |
| Te Whānau a Umuariki | Umuariki | Umuariki | Tuparoa Road, Tūpāroa |
| Te Whānau a Uruhonea | Te Horo | Rākaitemania | Port Awanui Road, Ruatōria |
3 Tawhiti ki Rototahe
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngāi Tutekohi | Hauiti | Ruakapanga | Hauiti Road, Tolaga Bay |
| Ngāti Hau | Hinetamatea ( Anaura ) | Hinetamatea | Anaura Road, Anaura Bay |
| Ngāti Ira | Ōkurī | Ōkurī | Mangatuna Road, Tolaga Bay |
| Tuatini | Huiwhenua | Waitangi Street, Tokomaru Bay | |
| Ngāti Kahukuranui | Hauiti | Ruakapanga | Hauiti Road, Tolaga Bay |
| Hinemaurea ki Mangatuna | Hinemaurea | Mangatuna Road, Tolaga Bay | |
| Ōkurī | Ōkurī | Mangatuna Road, Tolaga Bay | |
| Ngāti Patu Whare | Te Rawheoro | Te Rawheoro | Tauwhareparae Road, Tolaga Bay |
| Ngāti Wakarara | Hinetamatea ( Anaura ) | Hinetamatea | Anaura Road, Anaura Bay |
| Te Aitanga a Hauiti | Hauiti | Ruakapanga | Hauiti Road, Tolaga Bay |
| Te Whānau a Ruataupare ki Tokomaru | Pakirikiri | Te Hono ki Rarotonga | Beach Road, Tokomaru Bay |
| Tuatini | Huiwhenua | Waitangi Street, Tokomaru Bay | |
| Waiparapara | Te Poho o Te Tikanga | Beach Road, Tokomaru Bay | |
| Te Whānau a Te Aotawarirangi | Te Ariuru | Te Poho o Te Aotawarirangi | Waima, Tokomaru Bay |
| Te Whānau a Te Rangipureora | Puketawai | Te Amowhiu | Kaiaua Road, Tolaga Bay |
4 Rototahe ki Te Toka a Taiau
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngāti Konohi | Te Poho o Rawiri | Te Poho o Rawiri | Park Drive, Kaiti |
| Whāngārā | Whitirēia | Pah Road, Whāngārā | |
| Ngāti Oneone | Te Poho o Rawiri | Te Poho o Rawiri | Park Drive, Kaiti |
Iwi Representative Organisations
Te Runanga o Ngāti Porou
Represents Ngāti Porou as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.
Mandate recognised by the Crown for Treaty of Waitangi settlement negotiations.
Legal entity: Māori Trust Board
Governance structure: Five representatives from each of four rohe
CEO: Dr Monty Soutar
Chairperson: Dr Apirana Mahuika
PA to Chairperson: Albie McFarlane
PA to CEO and RMA Contact: Sarah Pohatu
Postal Address:
Porou Ariki,
PO Box 394,
Gisborne 4040.
Physical Address:
195 Wainui Road,
Kaiti,
Gisborne.
Phone: 06 867-9960
Fax: 06 867-5335
Email: spohatu@tronp.org.nz ; amcfarlane@tronp.org.nz
Website: http://www.ngatiporou.com
