Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika is a collective that comprises people of Te Ātiawa, Taranaki, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Tama and others including Ngāti Mutunga from a number of Taranaki iwi whose ancestors migrated to Wellington in the 1820s and 30s and who signed the Port Nicholson Block Deed of Purchase in 1839. For more detail see Definition of Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika [PDF, 113KB] from the Deed of Settlement.

Population: Registered members: 14,500

This rohe map represents the area over which Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika exercises kaitiakitanga for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991 and is based on the Area of Interest agreed between Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika and the Crown in the Deed of Settlement signed on 19 August 2008. Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika Area of Interest from the Deed of Settlement [JPG, 122KB].

The Port Nicholson Block covers the upper reaches of Upper Hutt City to the Remutaka 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, returning to Tawa.

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

Regional Council

Greater Wellington Regional Council

Territorial Authority

Upper Hutt City Council

Hutt City Council

Wellington City Council

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

Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika does not have hapū.

Marae

Iwi Representative Organisations