Population: Taranaki Whānui ki Whanganui a Tara has 14500 registered members.
The Port Nicholson Block covers the upper reaches of Upper Hutt City to the Rimutaka Ranges south to Turakirae on the south east coast. It covers Hutt City, Upper Hutt City and Wellington City. It includes the harbour, foreshore and seabed and extends from the south west coast to Kiokio, returing to Tawa.
Click here to see the Taranaki Whānui map of their agreed Area of Interest (page 230)in the Documents Schedule to their Deed of Settlement with the Crown
This rohe of Taranaki Whānui ki Whanganui a Tara 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
Contact information for marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
Taranaki Whānui ki Whanganui a Tara is not hapū-based.
Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Te Tatau o Te Po | Te Tatau o Te Po | Petone |
| Waiwhetu | Arohanui ki te Tangata | Lower Hutt |
Represents Taranaki Whānui ki Whanganui a Tara as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Post-Treaty settlement governance entity.
Tuhono authorised user organisation.
Legal entity: Common Law Trust
Governance structure: "Eleven members representing descendants of ancestors of Taranaki Whanui (Te Atiawa, Ngati Tama, Taranaki and Ngati Ruanui) who settled in Whanganui A Tara "
Chairperson: Prof Ngatata Love
Trust Secretary: Aroha Thorpe
RMA Contact: Aroha Thorpe
Postal Address:
PO Box 12-164,
Thorndon,
Wellington 6144.
Physical Address:
55 Waterloo Quay,
Wellington.
Phone: 04 472 3872
Fax: 04 472 3874
Email: reception@portnicholson.org.nz
Website: http://www.portnicholson.org.nz/