Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004

Population: 975 (does not include any of 19,719 "Te Arawa but iwi not specified"; nor 564 "Waitaha region unspecified")

This rohe map represents the area over which Waitaha exercises kaitiakitanga for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991 and is based on the Area of Interest agreed between Waitaha and the Crown in the Deed of Settlement signed on 20 September 2011. Waitaha Area of Interest from the Deed of Settlement [JPG, 133KB].

The Waitaha rohe covers the lands and waters marked on the eastern side by the mouth of the Kaituna River. Follow the Kaituna River to Te Tumu and then travel up the Kaituna River until it meets the Waiari River and follow the Waiari to Te Rerenga Stream. From there climb up to Otanewainuku and then beyond Otanewainuku to the Mangorewa River. Then follow the Waimapu River down to hte Tauranga Harbour and out to Mauao on the coast back down to the mouth of the Kaituna River.

This rohe extends into the regions or districts of these local authorities:

Regional Council

Environment Bay of Plenty (Regional Council)

Territorial Authority

Western Bay of Plenty District Council

Tauranga City Council

Contact information for marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.

Waitaha does not have hapū.

Marae

Iwi Representative Organisations