Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Population: 46526
Rohe (Tribal Area)
Tainui’s mana extended over much of the northern half of the central North Island. Ngati Maniapoto’s traditional lands encompassed the expansive King Country, much of which was traditionally known as Te Nehe-nehe-nui (the great forest).
The western coastline forms the boundary from south of Kawhia down to the Mokau district. It was here that the Tainui canoe landed, and its anchor can still be seen there today.
The northern margins extended to Lake Ngaroto. The eastern side runs along the Rangitoto and Hurakia ranges, with the Tuhua Ranges forming part of the southern boundary.
Iwi rohe interest in local authority regions and districts
This rohe of Waikato 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 a map of marae locations: Waikato Marae
Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
| Ngaati Aamaru | Ngātaierua | Ngātaierua | Tuakau |
| Tauranganui | Rangiwahitu | Pukekohe | |
| Te Awamārahi | Whare Wōnonga | Tuakau | |
| Te Kotahitanga | Te Kotahitanga | Te Kōhanga | |
| Ngaati Apakura | Hīona | Haona Kaha | Ngutunui |
| Kahotea | Whatihua | Ōtorohanga | |
| Mōkai Kainga | Ko Te Mōkai | Kāwhia | |
| Pūrekireki | Marutehiakina | Pirongia | |
| Te Kōpua | Te Unu | Te Awamutu | |
| Te Tokanganui a Noho | Te Tokanganui a Noho | Te Kūiti | |
| Ngaati Hauaa | Kai a te Mata | Wairere | Morrinsville |
| Mangatoatoa | Te Aroha o Ihoa | Tokanui | |
| Rākaunui | Moanakahakore | Araroa | |
| Rukumoana | Werewere / Kauhanganui II / Paki o Matariki | Morrinsville | |
| Tauwhare | Te Iti a Hauā | Tauwhare | |
| Te Raungaiti | Te Oro | Matamata | |
| Waimakariri | Waenganui | Hautapu | |
| Ngaati Hikairo | Waipapa | Ngā Tai Whakarongorua | Kāwhia |
| Ngaati Hine | Horahora | Te Whare i Whakaarohia | Rangiriri |
| Maurea | Ngā Tumutumu o Rauwhitu | Huntly | |
| Waikare | Ngāti Hine | Te Kauwhata | |
| Ngaati Koheriki | Mangatangi | Marae Kirikiri | Mangatangi |
| Ngā Hau e Whā | Pukekohe | ||
| Umupuia | Ngeungeu | Umupuia | |
| Whātāpaka | Tamaoho | Karaka | |
| Ngaati Korokii | Aotearoa | Hoturoa | Te Awamutu |
| Maungatautari | Te Manawanui | Cambridge | |
| Ngātira | Te Tikanga a Tāwhiao | Putāruru | |
| Pōhara | Rangiātea | Cambridge | |
| Rāwhitiroa - Ōwairaka | Takihiku | Te Awamutu | |
| Ngaati Kuiaarangi | Kaitumutumu | Ruateatea | Huntly |
| Okarea | No wharenui | Okarea | |
| Taniwha | Me Whakatupu ki te Hua o te Rengarenga | Waeranga | |
| Taupiri | No wharenui | Taupiri | |
| Te Kauri | No wharenui | Huntly | |
| Te Ōhākī | Te Ōhākī a Te Puea | Huntly | |
| Te Puea | Te Puea | Māngere | |
| Wāhi | Tāne i te Pupuke | Huntly | |
| Ngaati Maahanga | Ōmaero | Ōmaero | Whatawhata |
| Oneparepare | Te Papa o Rotu | Whatawhata | |
| Te Kaharoa ( Aramiro ) | Te Kaharoa | Raglan | |
| Waingaro | Ngā Tokotoru | Waingaro | |
| Ngaati Mahuta | Āruka | Te Āruka | Taharoa |
| Kaitumutumu | Ruateatea | Huntly | |
| Maketū | Auau ki te Rangi / Te Ruruhi | Kāwhia | |
| Mōtakotako | Te Ōhākī a Mahuta | Te Mata | |
| Ōkapu | Te Kotahitanga o Ngāti Te Weehi | Ookapu | |
| Okarea | No wharenui | Okarea | |
| Taniwha | Me Whakatupu ki te Hua o te Rengarenga | Waeranga | |
| Taupiri | No wharenui | Taupiri | |
| Te Kauri | No wharenui | Huntly | |
| Te Kōpua | Te Unu | Te Awamutu | |
| Te Kōraha | Te Ōhākī | Taharoa | |
| Te Ōhākī | Te Ōhākī a Te Puea | Huntly | |
| Te Papatapu | Parewhakarukuruku | Te Papatapu | |
| Te Puea | Te Puea | Māngere | |
| Te Tihi o Moerangi | Te Tihi o Moerangi | Makomako | |
| Tūrangawaewae | Mahinaarangi / Turongo | Ngāruawāhia | |
| Wāhi | Tāne i te Pupuke | Huntly | |
| Waikeri | No wharenui? | Ngāruawāhia | |
| Ngaati Makirangi | Hukanui | Te Turuapapa Kamutu | Gordonton |
| Tauhei | Mārama Tu Tahi | Tauhei | |
| Te Hoe o Tainui | No wharenui | Hoe o Tainui | |
| Waitii | Morrinsville | ||
| Ngaati Naho | Horahora | Te Whare i Whakaarohia | Rangiriri |
| Maurea | Ngā Tumutumu o Rauwhitu | Huntly | |
| Waikare | Ngāti Hine | Te Kauwhata | |
| Ngaati Ngutu | Kai a te Mata | Wairere | Morrinsville |
| Mangatoatoa | Te Aroha o Ihoa | Tokanui | |
| Rākaunui | Moanakahakore | Araroa | |
| Rukumoana | Werewere / Kauhanganui II / Paki o Matariki | Morrinsville | |
| Tauwhare | Te Iti a Hauā | Tauwhare | |
| Te Raungaiti | Te Oro | Matamata | |
| Waimakariri | Waenganui | Hautapu | |
| Ngaati Paretauaa | Makaurau | Tamaki Makaurau | Māngere |
| Pūkaki | Te Kāhu Pokere o Tāmaki | Māngere | |
| Reretewhioi | Arohanui | Waiuku | |
| Tāhuna Kaitoto | Teuwira | Waiuku | |
| Ngaati Paretekawa | Kai a te Mata | Wairere | Morrinsville |
| Mangatoatoa | Te Aroha o Ihoa | Tokanui | |
| Rākaunui | Moanakahakore | Araroa | |
| Rukumoana | Werewere / Kauhanganui II / Paki o Matariki | Morrinsville | |
| Tauwhare | Te Iti a Hauā | Tauwhare | |
| Te Raungaiti | Te Oro | Matamata | |
| Waimakariri | Waenganui | Hautapu | |
| Ngaati Pou | Horahora | Te Whare i Whakaarohia | Rangiriri |
| Maurea | Ngā Tumutumu o Rauwhitu | Huntly | |
| Waikare | Ngāti Hine | Te Kauwhata | |
| Ngaati Puhiawe | Waipapa | Ngā Tai Whakarongorua | Kāwhia |
| Ngaati Raukawa ki Panehaakua | Aotearoa | Hoturoa | Te Awamutu |
| Maungatautari | Te Manawanui | Cambridge | |
| Ngātira | Te Tikanga a Tāwhiao | Putāruru | |
| Pōhara | Rangiātea | Cambridge | |
| Rāwhitiroa - Ōwairaka | Takihiku | Te Awamutu | |
| Ngaati Ruru | Parawera | Tane-i-rangi-kapua | Kihikihi |
| Ngaati Taahinga | Ōraeroa | Te Whareroa | Tuakau |
| Pukerewa | Te Tai Hauauru | Waikāretu | |
| Te Ākau | Te Ākau | ||
| Te Poho o Tanikena | No wharenui | Opuatia | |
| Tikirahi | No wharenui | Te Kōhanga | |
| Waikāretu / Weraroa | No wharenui | Waikāretu | |
| Ngaati Tai | Kaitumutumu | Ruateatea | Huntly |
| Okarea | No wharenui | Okarea | |
| Taniwha | Me Whakatupu ki te Hua o te Rengarenga | Waeranga | |
| Taupiri | No wharenui | Taupiri | |
| Te Kauri | No wharenui | Huntly | |
| Te Ōhākī | Te Ōhākī a Te Puea | Huntly | |
| Wāhi | Tāne i te Pupuke | Huntly | |
| Ngaati Tamainupo | Ōmaero | Ōmaero | Whatawhata |
| Oneparepare | Te Papa o Rotu | Whatawhata | |
| Te Kaharoa ( Aramiro ) | Te Kaharoa | Raglan | |
| Te Puea | Te Puea | Māngere | |
| Waingaro | Ngā Tokotoru | Waingaro | |
| Ngaati Tamaoho | Mangatangi | Marae Kirikiri | Mangatangi |
| Ngā Hau e Whā | Pukekohe | ||
| Whātāpaka | Tamaoho | Karaka | |
| Ngaati Taratikitiki | Horahora | Te Whare i Whakaarohia | Rangiriri |
| Maurea | Ngā Tumutumu o Rauwhitu | Huntly | |
| Waikare | Ngāti Hine | Te Kauwhata | |
| Ngaati Te Ata | Makaurau | Tamaki Makaurau | Māngere |
| Pūkaki | Te Kāhu Pokere o Tāmaki | Māngere | |
| Reretewhioi | Arohanui | Waiuku | |
| Tāhuna Kaitoto | Teuwira | Waiuku | |
| Ngaati Te Weehi | Āruka | Te Āruka | Taharoa |
| Maketū | Auau ki te Rangi / Te Ruruhi | Kāwhia | |
| Mōtakotako | Te Ōhākī a Mahuta | Te Mata | |
| Ōkapu | Te Kotahitanga o Ngāti Te Weehi | Ookapu | |
| Te Kōraha | Te Ōhākī | Taharoa | |
| Te Papatapu | Parewhakarukuruku | Te Papatapu | |
| Te Tihi o Moerangi | Te Tihi o Moerangi | Makomako | |
| Tūrangawaewae | Mahinaarangi / Turongo | Ngāruawāhia | |
| Waikeri | No wharenui? | Ngāruawāhia | |
| Ngaati Tiipa | Ngātaierua | Ngātaierua | Tuakau |
| Tauranganui | Rangiwahitu | Pukekohe | |
| Te Awamārahi | Whare Wōnonga | Tuakau | |
| Te Kotahitanga | Te Kotahitanga | Te Kōhanga | |
| Ngaati Wairere | Hukanui | Te Turuapapa Kamutu | Gordonton |
| Tauhei | Mārama Tu Tahi | Tauhei | |
| Te Hoe o Tainui | No wharenui | Hoe o Tainui | |
| Waitii | Morrinsville | ||
| Ngaati Werokoko | Parawera | Tane-i-rangi-kapua | Kihikihi |
| Ngaati Whaawhaakia | Kaitumutumu | Ruateatea | Huntly |
| Okarea | No wharenui | Okarea | |
| Taniwha | Me Whakatupu ki te Hua o te Rengarenga | Waeranga | |
| Taupiri | No wharenui | Taupiri | |
| Te Kauri | No wharenui | Huntly | |
| Te Ōhākī | Te Ōhākī a Te Puea | Huntly | |
| Te Puea | Te Puea | Māngere | |
| Wāhi | Tāne i te Pupuke | Huntly | |
| Ngāi Tai | Mangatangi | Marae Kirikiri | Mangatangi |
| Ngā Hau e Whā | Pukekohe | ||
| Umupuia | Ngeungeu | Umupuia | |
| Whātāpaka | Tamaoho | Karaka | |
| Tainui | Mōtakotako | Te Ōhākī a Mahuta | Te Mata |
| Poihākena | Tainui Awhiro | Whaingāroa (Raglan) | |
| Pukerewa | Te Tai Hauauru | Waikāretu | |
| Te Ākau | Te Ākau | ||
| Te Kōpua | No wharenui | Whaingāroa (Raglan) | |
| Te Poho o Tanikena | No wharenui | Opuatia | |
| Waikāretu / Weraroa | No wharenui | Waikāretu | |
| Te Aakitai | Makaurau | Tamaki Makaurau | Māngere |
| Pūkaki | Te Kāhu Pokere o Tāmaki | Māngere | |
| Reretewhioi | Arohanui | Waiuku | |
| Tāhuna Kaitoto | Teuwira | Waiuku |
Iwi Representative Organisations
Waikato Raupatu Lands Trust
Represents Waikato as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: The Waikato Raupatu Lands Trust recommends that Waikato-Tainui manawhenua and marae are also consulted with in regards to RMA matters.
Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.
Post-Treaty settlement governance entity.
Tuhono authorised user organisation.
Legal entity: Company
Governance structure: "Each of 65 Waikato marae elects three representatives to Te Kauhanganui o Waikato, who in turn elect 10 members to their 11 member Executive, Te Arataura. Te Arataura are the directors of the mandated iwi authority, Waikato Raupatu Trustee Company Ltd and trustees of the charitable trust the Waikato Raupatu Lands Trust"
Acting CEO: Joyce Paekau
Chairperson: Tukuroirangi Morgan
Office Administrator: Mereana Cooper
RMA Contact: Tim Manukau Ph: 07 824 5432 Email: timm@tainui.co.nz
Postal Address:
Private Bag 542,
Ngāruawāhia 3720.
Physical Address:
451 Old Taupiri Road,
Hopuhopu,
Ngāruawāhia.
Phone: 07 824 5431 / 0800 TAINUI
Mobile: 027 7509947
Fax: 07 824 5663
Email: tainui@tainui.co.nz , mereanac@tainui.co.nz
Website: http://www.tainui.co.nz/
Waikato Hapū Representative Organisations
Moana Rāhui o Aotea (Ngaati Te Weehi)
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: Area of Interest: Aotea Harbour and surrounding whenua from Taranaki Point to Raukumara
Relevant Local Authorities: Waikato District Council; Otorohanga District Council
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Chairperson: Davis Apiti
Postal Address:
PO Box 97,
Kāwhia 3843.
Phone: 07 871 0505
Fax: 07 871 0505
Email: apitis@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.aotea.maori.nz
Motakotako Marae Trustees (Tainui)
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: Area of Interest: From Papanui Point including southern side of Karioi, bounded east by Te Mata to Kaikai to Waireinga to Aotea Harbour mouth, and north following the coast back to Papanui Point
Relevant Local Authority: Waikato District Council
Represents RMA interests of Ngati Whakamarurangi, Tainui and Ngati Whare
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
RMA Contact: Shane Edwards Ph: 07 871 0049
Postal Address:
121 Aotea Road,
RD1,
Kāwhia 3889.
Physical Address:
Motakotako Marae,
Phillips Road,
Te Mata.
Email: kawhiamoana@yahoo.com.au
Ngamuka Development Trust (Ngaati Hine, Ngaati Mahuta, Ngaati Naho, Ngaati Tiipa, Ngaati Whaawhaakia)
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Legal entity: Trust
Resource Consent Co-ordinator: Ann Epiha
Postal Address:
PO Box 97,
Meremere 2441.
Phone: 07 826-4663
Mobile: 021 187 2458
Email: epihaann@yahoo.com.au
Ngāti Tamaoho Trust (Ngaati Tamaoho)
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: Area of Interest: Manukau Harbour and its eastern and southern catchments south to the Waikato River
Relevant Local Authorities: Manukau City Council; Papakura District Council; Franklin District Council; Waikato District Council
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Environmental Manager: Dennis Ngataki
Environment Manager: Dennis Ngataki
Postal Address:
PO Box 72 242,
Papakura 2244.
Physical Address:
Dennis Ngataki, RD1, Whatapaka Road,
Karaka,
Papakura.
Phone: 09 292 7365
Mobile: 027 229 4377
Email: dngataki@xtra.co.nz
Tainui Hapū Environmental Management Committee (Tainui)
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: Area of Interest:Between Tauterei River north of Whaingaroa/Raglan Harbour to Pauaeke Stream south of the harbour
Relevant Local Authority: Waikato District Council
Represents Ngati Hounuku, Ngati Te Ikamahi, Ngati Koata and Ngati Paetoka hapu for RMA issues
Environmental Spokesperson: Angeline Greensill
Postal Address:
Riria Kereopa Memorial Drive,
RD3,
Raglan 3297.
Physical Address:
RD3, Riria Kereopa Memorial Drive,
Raglan.
Phone: 07 825 8840 / 07 846 1252
Email: ehika@xtra.co.nz
Te Kotuku Whenua (Ngaati Wairere)
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: Relevant Local Authorities: Waikato District Council; Matamata-Piako District Council
Manager: Maree Pene
Postal Address:
96 Insoll Ave,
Enderley,
Hamilton 3214.
Phone: 07 855 2628
Email: mareepene@xtra.co.nz
Waahi Whaanui Trust (Ngaati Kuiaarangi, Ngaati Maahanga, Ngaati Mahuta, Ngaati Whaawhaakia)
Represents the hapū for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
RMA Note: Area of Interest: Centred around Huntly, extending from Lake Waikare in the north to Taupiri in the south (includes Waahi, Te Kauri, Kaitumutumu and Te Ohaaki marae)
Relevant Local Authority: Waikato District Council
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
CEO: Hori Awa
Chairperson: Taitimu Maipi
RMA Contact: Hori Awa Ph: 0275 781 383 Email: awa@hori.co.nz
Postal Address:
PO Box 227,
Huntly 3740.
Physical Address:
16 Parry Street,
Huntly.
Phone: 07 828-9695
Mobile: 0275 781 383
Fax: 07 828-6151
Email: berrymani@whanui.org.nz
Website: http://www.whanui.org.nz
