Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Population: 4501
Rohe (Tribal Area)
The Boundaries of Te Aitanga a Mahaki - Henare Ruru II 1930 mss papers:
(a) I timata mai te rohe i Te Toka a Huru, he toka kei
waho o te moana e hangai ana ki waho o Whangara: Te Toka a Huru, Matai
Tangaroa, Te Pohue, Tikiwhakairo, ka moemoe nga uri o Ruapani i nga uri o
Waho o Te Rangi raua ko Konohi ka hoki mai te rohe ki Tuamotu:
(b) Tuamotu, Te Rahui, Waikirikiri, Rarohau, Waimata, Te
Rua o Tainui, Whakapapatuakura [Pukekura], ka tutuki ano ki: Tikiwhakairo,
Motumatai, Arakihi, Parikanapa, Paraheka, Tangihanga [Tirohanga],
Tauwhareparae, Pakihinui, Hinatore, Te Whakerokero, Te Ihu o Te Poko,
Tutamoe, Kakatoi, Kereruhuahua, Te Whera a Toki, Arowhana, Te Matawai o
Tutane, Te Rimu o Taumango, Tawharenga, Te Paku, kahuri mai ki: Waikirikiri,
Te Pa o Houmea, Te Tai o Ruaariki, Mango o Nuku, Te Poroporo a Paoa, Waiopu,
Te Tahora, Te Rangitiketike, Aro a Mauku, Te Rewa, Taumatakareturetu,
Kaimatangi, Whakapaupakihi, Motuhora, Moanui, Maungapohatu, Te Ihu ki Raro,
ka huri mai ki: Paharakeke, Te Kakapo a Te Uanati, Tupuni, Wairapukao, Te
Ana o Te Inaki, Waitangi, Kahunui, Tangarewa, Otata, Mokonui a Rangi,
Papokeka, Tahungatawa, Kanihiroa, Te Pohatu, Waikura, Te Powha, Hunga a
Henga, Otuaua, Papatu, ka huri mai ki: Te Taumata o Te Kai, Pipiwhkao,
Pokaka, Taumata o Tamaiwaho, Horopakake, Pukearuhe, Te Kuha, Te Whangai o
Hineuru, Ohikarongo, ki waho o Tuamotu haere tonu atu i te moana ka tutuki
ano ki Te Toka a Huru.
Additional images and documentation:
Supplied rohe map (JPEG image)
Iwi rohe interest in local authority regions and districts
This rohe of Te Aitanga ā Māhaki 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 Te Aitanga a Māhaki marae and hapu click here
Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngā Pōtiki | Mātāwai | Tapapa | Mātāwai |
| Tākitimu | Te o Whakarauoratanga a Tamure | Pātūtahi | |
| Tapuihikitia | Te Aroha | Te Karaka | |
| NgāAriki Kaiputahi | Māngatu | Te Ngāwari | Whatatutu |
| Te Wainui | Te Whare o Hera | Whatatutu | |
| Ngāi Tamatea | Taihamiti | ||
| Ngāi Tūketenui | Parihimanihi | Te Poho o Māhaki | Waihirere |
| Ngāti Mātāwai | Mātāwai | Tapapa | Mātāwai |
| Ngāti Wahia | Māngatu | Te Ngāwari | Whatatutu |
| Parihimanihi | Te Poho o Māhaki | Waihirere | |
| Rangitira | Te Whakahau | Te Karaka | |
| Te Whānau a Iwi | Tarere | Te Poho o Te Aotipu | Makauri |
| Te Whānau a Kai | Ngātapa | Ngātapa | |
| Pākōwhai | Te Poho o Hiraina | Pātūtahi | |
| Rongopai ( Waituhi ) | Rongopai | Pātūtahi | |
| Tākitimu | Te o Whakarauoratanga a Tamure | Pātūtahi | |
| Te Whānau a Taupara | Māngatu | Te Ngāwari | Whatatutu |
| Takipu | Te Poho o Pikihoro | Te Karaka | |
| Tapuihikitia | Te Aroha | Te Karaka |
Iwi Representative Organisations
Te Aitanga a Māhaki Trust
Represents Te Aitanga ā Māhaki as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.
Tuhono authorised user organisation.
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Governance structure: Eleven trustees from each of the recognised marae
Administrator: Potatutatu Bill Ruru
Chairperson: Pehimana Brown
RMA Contact: Ian Ruru Email: ianruru@xtra.co.nz
Postal Address:
PO Box 2116,
Gisborne 4010.
Physical Address:
Ngā Wai e Rua Building,
Cnr Reads Quay and Lowe St,
Gisborne.
Phone: 06 868 7733
Fax: 06 868 7733
Email: admin@mahaki.com
Website: http://www.mahaki.com/
Te Pou a Haokai
Mandate recognised by the Crown for Treaty of Waitangi settlement negotiations.
Tuhono authorised user organisation.
Governance structure: "Representatives from Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Te Whanau a Kai, Ngariki Kaiputahi, Te Whanau a Wi Pere and Te Whanau a Rangiwhakataetaea"
Chairman / Negotiator: Owen Lloyd
Postal Address:
31 Te Hau Road,
Whatatutu, RD4,
Te Karaka 4094.
Physical Address:
31 Te Hau Road,
RD4 Te Karaka,
Gisborne.
Phone: 06 867 1789
Mobile: 027-429-7052 (Owen Lloyd)
Email: owenlloyd.ngaarikikaiputahi@gmail.com
Te Aitanga ā Māhaki Hapū Representative Organisations
Ngā Ariki Kaiputahi Whānau Trust (NgāAriki Kaiputahi)
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: Area of Interest: includes Mangatu, Manukawhitikitiki, Whatatutu and Mangaotane Blocks;Te Rata, Mangaotane, Waipaoa and the Mangatu rivers and their tributaries; the Raukumara Ranges, Arowhana mountain and the Motu River on the boundaries of Mangaotane
Relevant Local Authority: Gisborne District Council
Ko Maungahaumia te maunga, Ko Mangatu te awa, Ko Rawiri Tamanui te tangata, Ko Mangatu te marae, Ko Te Ngawari te whare, Ko NgaAriki Kaiputahi te Iwi.
Legal entity: Whānau Trust
Governance structure: Seven trustees representing six tupuna
Chairperson: Owen Lloyd
Postal Address:
31 Te Hau Road,,
Whatatutu, RD4,
Te Karaka 4094.
Physical Address:
31 Te Hau Road,
Whatatutu RD4, Te Karaka,
Gisborne.
Mobile: 027 429-7052
Email: owenlloyd.ngaarikikaiputahi@gmail.com
