Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Population: Census 2013: 1,638 (does not include any of 19,719 "Te Arawa but iwi not specified")

This rohe map represents the area over which Ngāti Tahu - Ngāti Whaoa exercises kaitiakitanga for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Mai i te Waiheke o Huka
Whakarawhiti atu ki te mania o Kaingaroa
Ko te tihi o Maunga Kakaramea
Puta atu ki te Pae Maunga o Paeroa
Orakei Korako ki Pohaturoa ki Atiamuri.
Ngati Tahu-Ngati Whaoa’s traditional rohe (tribal district) extends from Te Waiheke o Huka to the south.
We extend east to our pouwhenua at Ngapuketerua beyond the Rangitaiki River.
Our lands then spread northward across the plains of Kaingaroa to Wairapukao and further on to Pekepeke.
From here we extend to our northern pouwhenua at Maunga Kakaramea, turning west to the Paeroa Range and on to Orakei Korako on the banks of the Waikato River, the birth place and principal papakainga of Ngāti Tahu - Ngāti Whaoa.
From Orakei Korako we extend further west to Pohaturoa, an ancient Pā site.
Ngāti Tahu / Ngāti Whaoa Area of Interest [JPG, 12.6MB].
This rohe extends into the regions or districts of these local authorities:
Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
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Ngāti Mataarae | Mataarae | Mataarae | 3619B SH5 (Mataarae Marae Road), Reporoa |
Ngāti Rahurahu | Waimahana (Marapounamu) | Rahurahu | Mihi Bridge, 2548 SH5, Reporoa |
Ngāti Tahu | Ohaaki | Tahumatua | 249 Piripiri Road, Reporoa |
Ngāti Te Rama | Te Toke | Te Rama | 460 Te Toke Road, Reporoa |
Ngāti Whaoa | Mataarae | Mataarae | 3619B SH5 (Mataarae Marae Road), Reporoa |
Te Toke | Te Rama | 460 Te Toke Road, Reporoa |
Iwi Representative Organisations
5 Iwi Representative Organisations:
Ngāti Tahu - Ngāti Whaoa Rūnanga Trust
Last updated: 11/04/2022
Represents Ngāti Tahu / Ngāti Whaoa as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
➤ Affiliate iwi organisation of Te Arawa River Iwi Trust and Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa Trust.
Legal entity: Common Law Trust
Governance structure: Te Toke marae, Ohaaki marae, Mataarae marae, Waimahana marae, Kōhanga Reo Reporoa, kaumatua, kuia, Reservation Trust, Land Trusts, and Whānau Trusts are represented by the Rūnanga on behalf of the iwi.
Chairperson: Roger Pikia
GM: Evelyn Forrest
Office Manager: Esther Burnett
RMA Contact: Evelyn Forrest Ph: 021 0812 5304 Email: evelyn@tahu-whaoa.com
Postal Address:
PO Box 162,
Reporoa 3060.
Physical Address:
410 SH 38,
Waiotapu.
Phone: 07 366 6177
Mobile: 027 499 1595
Email: office@tahu-whaoa.com
Website: https://www.tahu-whaoa.iwi.nz/
Te Pūmautanga o Te Arawa Trust
Last updated: 5/04/2022
Post-Treaty settlement governance entity [ Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapu Claims Settlement Act 2008 ].
Post settlement governance entity to represent Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapu interests in the Central North Island Forests Land Collective Settlement 2008.
Represents Ngāti Tahu / Ngāti Whaoa as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Also represents the groups listed below as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the RMA.
Tūhono organisation.
Legal entity: Trust
Governance structure: 15 trustees elected by the Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapū (listed below) on a proportional representation basis; three from Tūhourangi, three from Ngāti Pikiao and one from each of the other Affiliate Iwi and Hapū
Tūhourangi Ngāti Wahiao
Ngāti Tahu - Ngāti Whaoa
Ngāti Uenukukōpako
Ngāti Tarāwhai
Ngāti Rongomai
Ngāti Pikiao (not including Ngāti Mākino)
Ngāti Kea - Ngāti Tuarā
Ngāti Tuteniu
Ngāti Te Roro-o-Te Rangi
Ngāti Tura / Ngāti Te Ngākau
Ngāti Ngararanui (including Ngāti Tamahika and Ngāti Tuteaiti)
Chairperson: Clark Pirika
General Manager: Wally Tangohau
RMA Contact: Office Ph: 07 347 4615 Email: office@tpota.org.nz
Postal Address:
1196 Haupapa Street,
Rotorua 3010.
Physical Address:
1196 Haupapa Street,
Rotorua.
Phone: 07 347 4615
Mobile: 027 295 6696
Email: office@tpota.org.nz
Website: https://tpota.org.nz/
Te Arawa Lakes Trust
Last updated: 2/05/2022
Post-Treaty settlement governance entity [ Te Arawa Lakes Settlement Act 2006 ].
Represents Ngāti Tahu / Ngāti Whaoa as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Also represents the iwi/hapū listed below as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the RMA.
Te Arawa Lakes Trust exercises kaitiakitanga over the fourteen lakes defined in the Te Arawa Lakes Settlement Act 2006.
Tūhono organisation.
Governance structure: Three trustees for each Te Arawa Lakes Trust rohe: Te Kawatapurangi, Te Ure O Uenukukopako, Tuhourangi.
Te Ure o Uenukukopako | Te Kawatapuarangi | Tuhourangi |
Ngāti Hurunga Te Rangi | Ngāti Hinekura | Tuhourangi |
Ngāti Karenga | Ngāti Hinerangi | Ngāti Hinemihi |
Ngāti Kearoa | Ngāti Kuri | Ngāti Tumatawera/Kahuupoko |
Ngāti Kereru | Ngāti Makino | Ngāti Rangitihi |
Ngāti Ngararanui | Ngāti Marukukere | Ngāti Taoi |
Ngāti Ngata | Ngāti Moko | Ngāti Tarawhai |
Ngāti Pukaki | Ngāti Paruaharanui | Ngāti Tu |
Ngāti Rangiiwaho | Ngāti Pikiao | Ngāti Tuohonoa |
Ngāti Rangiteaorere | Ngāti Rereamanu | Ngāti Wahiao |
Ngāti Rangiwewehi | Ngāti Rongomai | |
Ngāti Rehu | Ngāti Tamakari | |
Ngāti Ririu | Ngāti Tamateatutahi/Kawiti | |
Ngāti Taeotu | Ngāti Te Rangiunuora | |
Ngāti Tahu | Ngāti Te Takinga | |
Ngāti Tawhaki | Ngāti Tuheke A Hani | |
Ngāti Te Ngakau | Ngāti Tutaki A Koti | |
Ngāti Te Purei | Ngāti Wahanui | |
Ngāti Tuara | Ngāti Whakahemo | |
Ngāti Tunohopu | Ngāti Whakaokorau | |
Ngāti Tura | Ngāti Moemiti | |
Ngāti Tuteniu | ||
Ngāti Uenukukopako | ||
Ngāti Waoku | ||
Ngāti Whakakeu | ||
Ngāti Whakaue | ||
Nhati Whaoa | ||
Ngāti Te Roro O Te Rangi |
Chairperson: Geoff Rolleston
Interim CEO: Karen Vercoe
Environmental Manager: Nicola Douglas
Postal Address:
PO Box 128,
Rotorua 3040.
Physical Address:
1194 Haupapa St,
Rotorua.
Phone: 07 346 1761 / 0508 TEARAWA
Email: kiaora@tearawa.iwi.nz
Website: https://tearawa.io/
Te Arawa River Iwi Trust
Last updated: 5/04/2022
Represents Ngāti Tahu / Ngāti Whaoa as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
The area of kaitiakitanga exercised by Te Arawa Iwi River Trust is confined to the Waikato River and its immediate environs from Huka Falls to Pohaturoa.
Entity formed as a result of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Raukawa and Te Arawa River Iwi Waikato River Act 2010 to participate in co-management with the Crown and Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Raukawa to protect and restore the health of the Waikato River.
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Governance structure: Two representatives appointed from each of the three affiliate Te Arawa iwi organisations:
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kea - Ngāti Tuarā Trust
Tūhourangi Tribal Authority
Ngāti Tahu - Ngāti Whaoa Rūnanga Trust.
Chairperson: Deliah Balle
CEO: Evelyn Forrest
Secretary: Te Aroha Mani
Postal Address:
Ground Floor, GHA Centre,
1108 Fenton Street,
Rotorua 3010.
Physical Address:
Ground Floor, GHA Centre,
1108 Fenton Street,
Rotorua.
Phone: 07 346 3915
Mobile: 027 862 643
Email: admin@tarit.co.nz
Website: https://www.tarit.co.nz/
Te Kotahitanga o Te Arawa Waka Fisheries Trust
Last updated: 25/06/2021
Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.
Iwi Aquaculture Organisation in the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004.
Tūhono organisation.
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Governance structure: One representative from each of eleven iwi recognised in Maori Fisheries Act 2004 elected in a three year cycle by iwi members enrolled on the Te Kotahitanga o Te Arawa Fisheries Trust Board register.
Tūhourangi
Ngāti Pikiao
Ngāti Mākino
Te Ure o Uenukukōpako / Ngāti Whakaue
Ngāti Rangitihi
Waitaha
Ngāti Tahu
Ngāti Rangiteaorere
Ngāti Rangiwewehi
Tarāwhai
Chairperson: Roku Mihinui
CEO: Chris Karamea Insley
Postal Address:
PO Box 1896,
Rotorua 3040.
Physical Address:
Lakesyde Business Centre, Block C,
1204 Whakaue Street,
Rotorua.
Phone: 07 349 3227
Email: info@tearawafisheries.maori.nz
Website: https://tearawafisheries.co.nz/