Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Population: 34226
Rohe (Tribal Area)
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.
Iwi rohe interest in local authority regions and districts
This rohe of Ngāti Tūwharetoa 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
Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngāti Haa | Mōkai | Pakake Taiari | Tirohanga Road, Mōkai |
| Waihaha | Haukapuanui | Waihaha | |
| Ngāti Hekeawai | Maniaiti | Te Aroha o Ngā Mātua Tūpuna | Maniaiti, SH 41, Ngā Puke |
| Ngāti Hikairo | Hikairo ( Te Rena ) | Hohotaka Road, Te Rena | |
| Otukou | Okahukura | Otukou, SH 47, Rotoaira | |
| Papaakai | Rākeipoho | Lake Rotoaira Road, Rotoaira | |
| Ngāti Hinekura | Korohe | Rereao | Korohe Road, Korohe |
| Ngāti Hinemanu | Mangahoanga ( Mataarae ) | Mataarae | Mataarae Marae Road, Reporoa |
| Ōhākī | Tahumatua | Te Toke Road, Reporoa | |
| Te Toke | Te Rama | Te Toke Road, Reporoa | |
| Ngāti Hinemihi | Kauriki | Te Ōhākī | Pungapunga Valley Road, Ngā Puke |
| Maniaiti | Te Aroha o Ngā Mātua Tūpuna | Maniaiti, SH 41, Ngā Puke | |
| Takaputiraha ( Petania ) | Ngapuke Road, Taringamotu | ||
| Ngāti Hinerau | Maroanui | SH1, Maroa, Taupō | |
| Waipahihi ( Kuropoto ) | Kuropoto | Hinerau Grove, Waipahihi | |
| Waitahanui | Pākira | Pakira Place, Waitahanui | |
| Ngāti Hineure | Waipahihi ( Kuropoto ) | Kuropoto | Hinerau Grove, Waipahihi |
| Ngāti Hineuru | Te Hāroto | Te Rongopai | SH 35, Te Hāroto |
| Ngāti Hinewai | Korohe | Rereao | Korohe Road, Korohe |
| Ngāti Hinewai-Toroa | Ōhākī | Tahumatua | Te Toke Road, Reporoa |
| Ngāti Huruao | Hīrangi | Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri | Hirangi Road, Tūrangi |
| Ngāti Kapawa | Ōruanui ( Te Kapa o te Rangiita ) | Te Kapa o te Rangiita | Ōruanui Road, Ōruanui |
| Ngāti Kikopiri | Maroanui | SH1, Maroa, Taupō | |
| Ngāti Kurapoto | Waitahanui | Pākira | Pakira Place, Waitahanui |
| Ngāti Kurauia | Tokaanu | Puhaorangi | SH 41, Tokaanu |
| Ngāti Manunui | Kakahi | Taumaihiorongo | Ako Street, Kakahi |
| Maniaiti | Te Aroha o Ngā Mātua Tūpuna | Maniaiti, SH 41, Ngā Puke | |
| Pūkawa | Manunui a Ruakapanga | Pūkawa | |
| Ngāti Marangataua Wi Kahau | Papaakai | Rākeipoho | Lake Rotoaira Road, Rotoaira |
| Ngāti Mataarae | Mangahoanga ( Mataarae ) | Mataarae | Mataarae Marae Road, Reporoa |
| Ngāti Moekino | Mōkai | Pakake Taiari | Tirohanga Road, Mōkai |
| Ngāti Moetu | Kauriki | Te Ōhākī | Pungapunga Valley Road, Ngā Puke |
| Waihaha | Haukapuanui | Waihaha | |
| Ngāti Ngauru | Tokaanu | Puhaorangi | SH 41, Tokaanu |
| Ngāti Ohomairangi | Tokaanu | Puhaorangi | SH 41, Tokaanu |
| Ngāti Parehuia | Tokaanu | Puhaorangi | SH 41, Tokaanu |
| Ngāti Parehuia - Matangi | Waihī | Tapeka | Prince of Wales Drive, Waihī |
| Ngāti Parekaawa | Mōkai | Pakake Taiari | Tirohanga Road, Mōkai |
| Poukura | Parekawa | Poukura, Tūrangi | |
| Ngāti Piri | Hīrangi | Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri | Hirangi Road, Tūrangi |
| Ngāti Pou | Hīrangi | Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri | Hirangi Road, Tūrangi |
| Ngāti Rahurahu | Waimahana | Rahurahu | Mihi Bridge, SH 5, Reporoa |
| Ngāti Rākeipoho | Otukou | Okahukura | Otukou, SH 47, Rotoaira |
| Papaakai | Rākeipoho | Lake Rotoaira Road, Rotoaira | |
| Ngāti Ranginui | Waitahanui | Pākira | Pakira Place, Waitahanui |
| Ngāti Rauhoto | Nukuhau | Rauhoto | Pitiroi Street, Nukuhau |
| Ngāti Rauhoto-a-Tia | Maroanui | SH1, Maroa, Taupō | |
| Nukuhau | Rauhoto | Pitiroi Street, Nukuhau | |
| Ngāti Rongomai | Rongomai | Rongomai | Waiotaka Road, Korohe |
| Waiotaka | Rongomai Taniwha | ||
| Ngāti Ruingarangi | Te Rangiita | Te Rangiita | Pitiroi Street, Nukuhau |
| Ngāti Tahu | Mangahoanga ( Mataarae ) | Mataarae | Mataarae Marae Road, Reporoa |
| Ōhākī | Tahumatua | Te Toke Road, Reporoa | |
| Te Toke | Te Rama | Te Toke Road, Reporoa | |
| Waimahana | Rahurahu | Mihi Bridge, SH 5, Reporoa | |
| Ngāti Tamawhiti | Whitikaupeka | Whitikaupeka | Napier - Taihape Road, Moawhango |
| Ngāti Tarakaiahi | Mōkai | Pakake Taiari | Tirohanga Road, Mōkai |
| Waihaha | Haukapuanui | Waihaha | |
| Ngāti Te Aho | Hīrangi | Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri | Hirangi Road, Tūrangi |
| Ngāti Te Kohera | Mōkai | Pakake Taiari | Tirohanga Road, Mōkai |
| Ōngāroto | Whaita | Ōngāroto Road, Ātiamuri | |
| Ngāti Te Mahau | Te Mahau | Te Mahau | Prince of Wales Drive, Waihī |
| Waihī | Tapeka | Prince of Wales Drive, Waihī | |
| Ngāti Te Maunga | Whanganui Bay | Whanganui Bay, Lake Taupō | |
| Ngāti Te Rama | Te Toke | Te Rama | Te Toke Road, Reporoa |
| Ngāti Te Rangiita | Ōruanui ( Te Kapa o te Rangiita ) | Te Kapa o te Rangiita | Ōruanui Road, Ōruanui |
| Waiteteko | Te Kapua Whakapipi | SH 1, Waiteteko | |
| Ngāti Te Urunga | Nukuhau | Rauhoto | Pitiroi Street, Nukuhau |
| Ngāti Tiherau | Papaakai | Rākeipoho | Lake Rotoaira Road, Rotoaira |
| Waiotaka | Rongomai Taniwha | ||
| Ngāti Tuataka | Waitahanui | Pākira | Pakira Place, Waitahanui |
| Ngāti Turangitukua | Hīrangi | Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri | Hirangi Road, Tūrangi |
| Ngāti Turumakina | Kauriki | Te Ōhākī | Pungapunga Valley Road, Ngā Puke |
| Te Mahau | Te Mahau | Prince of Wales Drive, Waihī | |
| Waihī | Tapeka | Prince of Wales Drive, Waihī | |
| Ngāti Tutemahuta | Waitahanui | Pākira | Pakira Place, Waitahanui |
| Ngāti Tutetawhaa | Waitahanui Bridge | Waitahanui | |
| Ngāti Waewae Pikiahu | Tokorangi | Tokorangi | |
| Ngāti Wairangi | Mōkai | Pakake Taiari | Tirohanga Road, Mōkai |
| Ngāti Whaita | Mōkai | Pakake Taiari | Tirohanga Road, Mōkai |
| Ōngāroto | Whaita | Ōngāroto Road, Ātiamuri | |
| Ngāti Whanaurangi | Waiteteko | Te Kapua Whakapipi | SH 1, Waiteteko |
| Ngāti Whaoa | Mangahoanga ( Mataarae ) | Mataarae | Mataarae Marae Road, Reporoa |
| Waimahana | Rahurahu | Mihi Bridge, SH 5, Reporoa |
Iwi Representative Organisations
Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board
Represents Ngāti Tūwharetoa as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Post-Treaty settlement governance entity.
Tuhono authorised user organisation.
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Governance structure: Ten members elected by postal vote
Secretary: Rakeipoho Taiaroa
Chairperson: Te Ariki Ta Tumu Te Heuheu
Secretary: Rakeipoho Taiaroa
Postal Address:
PO Box 87,
Tūrangi 3353.
Physical Address:
Town Centre,
Tūrangi.
Phone: 07 386 8832
Fax: 07 386 8235
Email: trish@tuwharetoa.co.nz
Website: http://www.tuwharetoa.co.nz/
Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trust
Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.
Tuhono authorised user 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 Ngati Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) Settlement Trust.
CEO: Dean Stebbing
Chairperson: Te Kanawa Pitiroi
Secretary: Paula Rihia
Postal Address:
PO Box 126,
Taupō 3351.
Physical Address:
63 - 67 Waikato Street,
Opepe Farm Trust Complex,
Taupō.
Phone: 07 377-3176
Fax: 07 377 4326
Email: info@ntf.maori.nz
Website: http://www.ntf.maori.nz
Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust
Post settlement governance entity to represent Ngāti Tūwharetoa interests in the Central North Island Forests Land Collective Settlement 2008.
Tuhono authorised user organisation.
Governance structure: Eight elected trustees: five appointed to represent forestry hapū interests and three to represent iwi interests
Secretary: Stephen Asher
Chairperson: Te Ariki Ta Tumu Te Heuheu
Postal Address:
189 Tautahanga Road,
Tūrangi 3334.
Physical Address:
189 Tautahanga Road,
Tūrangi.
Phone: 07 386-0746
Fax: 07 386-0747
Email: info@tst.maori.nz
Website: http://tst.maori.nz
Ngāti Tūwharetoa Hapū Representative Organisations
Ngāti Turangitukua Charitable Trust (Ngāti Turangitukua)
Post Treaty settlement governance entity No other information available
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Chairperson: Te Ngaehe (Ned) Wikaira
Secretary: Frances Beattie
Postal Address:
PO Box 221,
Tūrangi 3353.
Physical Address:
130 Atirau Road,
Tūrangi.
Phone: 07 386-6630
Fax: 07 386-6631
Email: NgatiTurangitukuaTrust@xtra.co.nz
Website: http://www.turangitukua.co.nz
Tuaropaki A Trust (Mokai Marae) (Ngāti Haa, Ngāti Moekino, Ngāti Wairangi)
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: Relevant Local Authority: 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.
Physical Address:
Mokai Marae,
Forest Road,
Mōkai.
Phone: 07 347 7305
Email: ngaire.george@xtra.co.nz
