Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004. Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004

Population: Census 2013: 54,819 (does not include 3,111 Kati Mamoe or 1,041 Waitaha or 564 "Waitaha region unspecified")

Rohe map for Ngāi Tahu.

This rohe map represents the area over which Ngāi Tahu exercises kaitiakitanga for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991 and is based on the Area of Interest agreed between Ngāi Tahu and the Crown in the Deed of Settlement.

The Takiwā of Ngāi Tahu Whānui is all the area of Te Waipounamu south of the northernmost boundaries described in the decision of the Māori Appellate Court in Re a claim to the Waitangi Tribunal by Henare Rakiihia Tau, 12 November 1990, 4 South Island Appellate Court Minute Book 672 (reproduced in the report of the Waitangi Tribunal on the Ngāi Tahu claim, February 1991, Volume 3, page 1122), being all the lands, islands, and coasts of Te Waipounamu south and east of a line commencing in the Marlborough Land District at a point on the coastline of Cloudy Bay at the south-eastern end of Big Lagoon, north-west of White Bluffs, being on the production, in a north-easterly direction, of a right line between survey mark 1P2 on SO Plan 5485 (Marlborough Land District) and the Trig station on Belvedere Peak situated in the Nelson Land District; thence proceeding by a right line in a south-westerly direction, passing through the said survey mark 1P2 on SO Plan 5485 (Marlborough Land District), to the said Trig station on Belvedere Peak situated in the Nelson Land District, being the source of the Clarence River; thence proceeding generally in a westerly direction along the summit of the ridge of the Spenser Mountains, passing through Waiau Pass, to the peak of Mount Mahanga; thence proceeding generally in a northerly direction along the summit of the ridge of the Mahanga Range to the peak of Mount Misery; thence continuing by a right line in a north-north-westerly direction to the junction of the western bank of the D’Urville River with the shore of Lake Rotoroa; thence proceeding generally in a north-westerly direction following the south-western shore of Lake Rotoroa to the south-east corner of Gowan Bridge, at the confluence of Lake Rotoroa and the Gowan River, being at position 5934547.5 metres north and 2476179.4 metres east (NZMG); thence proceeding by a right line in a north-north-westerly direction to the Trig station on Mount Owen; thence continuing in a north-north-westerly direction by a right line to the Trig station on Mount Patriarch; thence proceeding generally in a north-easterly, northerly and again north-easterly direction along the summit of the ridge of the Arthur Range to the Trig station on Mount Arthur; thence proceeding by a right line in a north-westerly direction to the Trig station on Mount Peel; thence proceeding generally in a north-westerly direction along the summit of the ridge of the Peel Range, passing through the Trig station on Mount Ranolf, to the Trig station on Aorere Peak; thence proceeding by a right line in a northwesterly direction to the Trig station on Mount Gouland; thence continuing in a north-westerly direction by a right line to Trig Station Kahurangi No 2 at Kahurangi Point and that line produced to a point on the coastline of the Tasman Sea; as is more particularly shown on Survey Office Plan SO 7127, lodged in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Marlborough, and on Survey Office Plan 50 15076, lodged in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Nelson.


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

Regional Council
Tasman District Council
Marlborough District Council
West Coast Regional Council
Environment Canterbury (Regional Council)
Otago Regional Council
Environment Southland (Regional Council)
Territorial Authority
Tasman District Council
Marlborough District Council
Buller District Council
Grey District Council
Westland District Council
Kaikōura District Council
Hurunui District Council
Waimakariri District Council
Christchurch City Council
Selwyn District Council
Ashburton District Council
Timaru District Council
Mackenzie District Council
Waimate District Council
Waitaki District Council
Queenstown-Lakes District Council
Central Otago District Council
Dunedin City Council
Clutha District Council
Southland District Council
Gore District Council
Invercargill City Council



For Papatipu Rūnanga contact information, visit “Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu / Papatipu Rūnanga”.

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

Hapū

Marae

Wharenui

Location

Awarua Rūnanga Te Rau Aroha Tahu Pōtiki 8 Bradshaw Street, Bluff
Hokonui Rūnanga O Te Ika Rama O Te Ika Rama 6 McKinnon Road, Gore
Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki Huirapa (Puketeraki) Huirapa 5 Apes Road, Karitāne
Ngāti Kuri Takahanga Maru Kaitatea 5 Takahanga Terrace, Kaikōura
Ngāti Māhaki Te Tauraka Waka a Māui Kaipō 4471 SH6, Mahitahi (Bruce Bay)
Ngāti Moki Ngāti Moki Ngāti Moki 124 Pohau Road, Taumutu
Ngāti Waewae Arahura Tūhuru 1 Old Christchurch Road, Arahura
Ngāti Wheke Rāpaki (Te Wheke) Wheke 39 Rāpaki Drive, Governors Bay
Ōnuku Rūnanga Ōnuku Karaweko 389 Ōnuku Road, Akaroa
Ōraka - Aparima Rūnaka Takutai O Te Tītī Te Whare Moana 207 Colac Foreshore Road, Riverton
Te Ngāi o Tūāhuriri Tuahiwi Māhunui II 219 Tuahiwi Road, Tuahiwi
Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua Arowhenua Te Hapa o Niu Tireni 39 Huirapa Street, Temuka
Te Rūnanga o Koukourarata Koukourarata Tūtehuarewa 9 Puari Road, Koukourarata (Port Levy)
Te Rūnanga o Moeraki Moeraki Uenuku Cnr. Tenby Street and Te Karita Road, Moeraki
Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou Ōtākou Tamatea 43 Tamatea Road, Otago Heads
Te Rūnanga o Waihao Waihao Centennial Memorial Hall 26 Māori Road, Waimate
Waihōpai Rūnaka Murihiku Te Rakitauneke 408 Tramway Road, Invercargill
Wairewa Rūnanga Wairewa Te Mako 4345 SH75, Little River


Iwi Representative Organisations

1 Iwi Representative Organisation:


Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu

Last updated: 29/11/2023


Post-Treaty settlement governance entity. Post-Treaty settlement governance entity [ Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 ].

Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004. Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.

Iwi Aquaculture Organisation in the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004. Iwi Aquaculture Organisation in the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004.

Resource Management Act consultation. Represents Ngāi Tahu as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.

Note: In addition to consultation with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu as “Iwi Authority” the appropriate Papatipu Rūnanga in each area should also be consulted on all natural resource (Resource Management Act) matters. Go to “Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu / Te Rūnanga Representatives” on the Ngāi Tahu website to find contact details for each of the eighteen Papatipu Rūnanga.

Tūhono organisation. Tūhono organisation.

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu shall be recognised for all purposes as the representative of Ngāi Tahu Whānui… “Ngāi Tahu Whānui” means the collective of the individuals who descend from the primary hapū of Waitaha, Ngāti Mamoe, and Ngāi Tahu, namely, Kāti Kuri, Kāti Irakehu, Kāti Huirapa, Ngāi Tuahuriri, and Kai Te Ruahikihiki (section 15(1) and section 2 of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Act 1996).

Legal entity: Charitable Trust

Governance structure: One representative from each of the 18 Papatipu Rūnanga.

Kaiwhakahaere: Justin Tipa

Chief Executive Officer: Arihia Bennett

General Counsel: Chris Ford

RMA Contact: Chris Ford Ph: 021 873 520 Email: chris.ford@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Postal Address:
PO Box 13 046,
Christchurch 8141.

Physical Address:
15 Show Place,
Addington,
Christchurch.

Phone: 03 366 4344

Email: info@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Website: https://ngaitahu.iwi.nz/