Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Population: 35,877 (does not include any of 19,719 "Te Arawa but iwi not specified")
The Ngati Tuwharetoa tribal territory is in the central North Island, around the Lake Taupo water catchment area. The boundaries are:
North – near Mihi’s bridge south of Reporoa;
West – Titiraupenga, the Hauhungaroa Ranges and south-west to Taumarunui;
East – the Kaimanawa Ranges; and
South – Tongariro National Park.
There are also many families of Ngati Tuwharetoa living in the Moawhango, Bulls and Tokorangi areas. There is a saying in Ngati Tuwharetoa: ‘Ko te tomokanga o te iwi ki te tonga, ki Tokorangi’ (the gateway to Tuwharetoa in the south is at Tokorangi).
There are several sub-tribes of Ngati Tuwharetoa which have grouped under two names:
Te Matapuna: these people live in the south of Motutaiko, the island in Lake Taupo, and on the lake’s southern shores. Their name indicates that they are the source of tribal life.
Te Hikuwai: these groups are north of Motutaiko. Their name means ‘the reservoir’, as they live where the waters of the lake join the Waikato River.
This rohe of Ngāti Tūwharetoa extends into the regions or districts of the following local authorities.
Regional Council
Territorial Authority
Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngāti Hā | Mōkai | Pakake Taiari | Tirohanga Road, Mōkai |
| Waihāhā | Haukapuanui | Waihāhā | |
| Ngāti Hikairo | Otūkou | Okahukura | Otukou Road, off SH 47, Rotoaira |
| Pāpākai | Rākeipoho | 1799 Lake Rotoaira Road, off SH48, Rotoaira | |
| Te Rena | Hikairo | 853 Hohotaka Road, Kākāhi | |
| Ngāti Hine | Korohe | Rereao | Korohe Road, Korohe |
| Ngāti Hinemihi | Kauriki | Te Ōhākī | 2555 Taumarunui - Ngapuke Road, Ngā Puke |
| Maniaiti | Te Aroha o Ngā Mātua Tūpuna | 458 SH 41, Maniaiti | |
| Petania | Hinemihi | Ngapuke Road, Taringamotu | |
| Ngāti Hinerau | Maroanui | SH1, Maroa, Taupō | |
| Waipahīhī | Kurapoto | Hinerau Grove, Waipahīhī | |
| Waitahanui | Pākira | Pakira Place, Waitahanui | |
| Ngāti Hineure | Waipahīhī | Kurapoto | Hinerau Grove, Waipahīhī |
| Ngāti Hineuru | Te Hāroto | Te Rongopai | 4867 SH 35, Te Hāroto |
| Ngāti Kurauia | Tokaanu | Puhaorangi | SH 41, Tokaanu |
| Ngāti Manunui | Kākāhi | Taumaihiorongo | Ako Street, Kākāhi |
| Maniaiti | Te Aroha o Ngā Mātua Tūpuna | 458 SH 41, Maniaiti | |
| Pūkawa | Manunui a Ruakapanga | Kaiuru Avenue, Pūkawa | |
| Ngāti Moekino | Mōkai | Pakake Taiari | Tirohanga Road, Mōkai |
| Ngāti Parekaawa | Mōkai | Pakake Taiari | Tirohanga Road, Mōkai |
| Poukura | Parekawa | Karangahape Road, Tūrangi | |
| Ngāti Rauhoto | Nukuhau | Rauhoto | Pitiroi Street, Nukuhau |
| Ngāti Rongomai | Rongomai | Rongomai | 96 Waiotaka Road, Tūrangi |
| Ngāti Ruingarangi | Te Rangiita | Te Rangiita | Pitiroi Street, Nukuhau |
| Ngāti Tamakōpiri | Opaea | Tumakaurangi | 824 Spooners Hill Road, Taihape |
| Whitikaupeka | Whitikaupeka | Napier - Taihape Road, Moawhango | |
| Ngāti Tarakaiahi | Mōkai | Pakake Taiari | Tirohanga Road, Mōkai |
| Waihāhā | Haukapuanui | Waihāhā | |
| Ngāti Te Kohera | Mōkai | Pakake Taiari | Tirohanga Road, Mōkai |
| Ōngāroto | Whaita | Ōngāroto Road, Ātiamuri | |
| Ngāti Te Maunga | Whanganui | Whanganui Bay, Lake Taupō | |
| Ngāti Te Rangiita | Ōruanui | Te Kapa o te Rangiita | Ōruanui Road, Ōruanui |
| Waitetoko | Te Kapua Whakapipi | 496 SH 1, Waiteteko | |
| Ngāti Te Urunga | Nukuhau | Rauhoto | Pitiroi Street, Nukuhau |
| Ngāti Turangitukua | Hīrangi | Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri | Hīrangi Road, Tūrangi |
| Ngāti Turumakina | Kauriki | Te Ōhākī | 2555 Taumarunui - Ngapuke Road, Ngā Puke |
| Te Mahau | Te Mahau | Prince of Wales Drive, Waihī | |
| Waihī | Tapeka | Prince of Wales Drive, Waihī | |
| Ngāti Tutemohuta | Waitahanui | Pākira | Pakira Place, Waitahanui |
| Ngāti Tutetawhā | Waitahanui Bridge | Akuhata | Awhi Road, Waitahanui |
| Ngāti Waewae | Tokorangi | Te Tikanga | Tokorangi |
| Ngāti Wairangi | Mōkai | Pakake Taiari | Tirohanga Road, Mōkai |
| Te Kapa o Te Rangiita | Ōruanui | Te Kapa o te Rangiita | Ōruanui Road, Ōruanui |
5 Representative Organisations found:
4 Iwi Representative Organisations:
Last updated: 25/06/2014
Post settlement governance entity to represent Ngāti Tūwharetoa interests in the Central North Island Forests Land Collective Settlement 2008.
Tūhono organisation.
Governance structure: Eight elected trustees: five appointed to represent forestry hapū interests and three to represent iwi interests
Chairperson: Dylan Tahau
General Manager: Temuera Hall
Office Manager: Kelly Martin
Postal Address:
PO Box 1845,
Taupō 3351.
Physical Address:
Waipapa House,
21 Gascoigne Street,
Taupō.
Phone: 0508 TUWHARETOA / 0508-889-427 / 07 378-6793
Email: info@tst.maori.nz
Website: http://tst.maori.nz
Last updated: 10/12/2014
Mandate recognised by the Crown for Treaty of Waitangi settlement negotiations.
Legal entity: Common Law Trust
Governance structure: One delegate from each of 25 hapū
Chairperson: Te Ariki Sir Tumu Te Heuheu
Negotiations Manager: Gina Rangi
Secretary: Hinemoa Wanikau
Postal Address:
PO Box 292,
Tūrangi 3353.
Physical Address:
79 Town Centre,
Tūrangi.
Mobile: 021 454 523
Fax: 07 386-6037
Email: koi.consulting@xtra.co.nz
Last updated: 10/12/2014
Represents Ngāti Tūwharetoa as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Post-Treaty settlement governance entity.
Tūhono organisation.
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Governance structure: Ten members elected by postal vote
Chairperson: John Bishara
Acting CEO: Topia Rameka
RMA Contact: Dylan Tahau Email: Dylan@tuwharetoa.co.nz
Postal Address:
PO Box 87,
Tūrangi 3353.
Physical Address:
Town Centre,
Tūrangi.
Phone: 07 386 8832
Fax: 07 386 8235
Email: info@tuwharetoa.co.nz
Website: http://www.tuwharetoa.co.nz/
Last updated: 24/06/2014
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: Six trustees: iwi members elect one nominee in each of four wards, and elect one of at least two professional trustees nominated by Tuwharetoa Maori Trust Board and one of at least two nominated by Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) Settlement Trust.
Chairperson: Te Kanawa Pitiroi
CEO: Danny Loughlin
RMA Contact: Danny Loughlin Ph: 07 377-3176 Email: danny@ntf.maori.nz
Postal Address:
PO Box 126,
Taupō 3330.
Physical Address:
81 Horomatangi Street,
Taupō.
Phone: 07 377 3176
Email: info@ntf.maori.nz
Website: http://www.ntf.maori.nz
1 Group that represents hapū of this iwi for the purposes of the RMA:
Last updated: 30/01/2014
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Area of Interest: Starts at Mokai and covers an area beginning at Atiamuri, due south to Whakaipo Bay west to Titiraupenga and north to Waipapa Stream and due east to Pohaturoa.
Hapu Represented: Ngāti Hā, Ngāti Moekino, Ngāti Parekaawa, Ngāti Tarakaiahi, Ngāti Te Kohera, Ngāti Wairangi
Local Authorities: Environment Waikato; Taupo District Council
RMA Contact: Ngaire George Ph: 07 347 7305 Email: ngaire.george@xtra.co.nz
Postal Address:
361 Clayton Road,
Pukehangi,
Rotorua 3015.
Phone: 07 333 9117
Mobile: 0275-801-891
Email: ngaire.george@xtra.co.nz
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