Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Population: Census 2013: 14,784
This rohe map represents the area over which Ngāti Whātua exercises kaitiakitanga for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
The rohe of Ngāti Whātua is traditionally expressed as Tāmaki ki Maunganui i te Tai Hauāuru and Tāmaki ki Manaia i te Rāwhiti.
The northern boundary is expressed as: Manaia titiro ki Whatitiri, Whatitiri titiro ki Tutamoe, Tutamoe titiro ki Maunganui. Marae, whānau, and hapū within the maru of these maunga are included within the rohe. The northern neighbours are various hapū of Ngāpuhi.
The southern boundary is expressed as: Te awa o Tāmaki and the southern neighbours are various hapū of Tainui.
Additional images/documentation:
Ngāti Whātua rohe [PNG, 100KB].
NOTE: The above document(s) may not be reproduced without the permission of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua.
This rohe extends into the regions or districts of these local authorities:
The Ngāti Whātua rohe is divided into five takiwā.
Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
1 Northern Wairoa
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
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Ngāti Hinga | Ahikiwi | Te Aranga Mai o te Whakapono | 202 Ahikiwi Road, Kaihū |
Not yet identified | Kāpehu | Tāringaroa | Sills Road, Mititai |
Taita | Kia Mahara Koutou | 1968 SH12, Māmaranui | |
Te Roroa | Pananawe | Te Taumata o Tiopira Kinaki | Waipoua Settlement, Tiopira Roadway, Waipoua |
Tama te Uaua | Tama te Uaua | 5 Kaihū Wood Road, Kaihū | |
Te Houhanga | Rāhiri | Station Road, Dargaville | |
Te Uri o Hau | Naumai | Ngā Uri o te Kotahitanga | 4936 SH12, Ruawai |
Ōtūrei | Rangimārie Te Aroha | 11 Ōtūrei Settlement Road, Aratapu | |
Rīpia | Te Ōrikena | 1627 Pouto Road, Rīpia |
2 Whangārei
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
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Te Parawhau | Korokota | Tikitiki o Rangi | 496 Tokiri Road, Tītoki |
Tangiterōria | Tirarau | 95 Pukehuia Road, Tangiterōria |
3 Ōtamatea
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
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Te Uri o Hau | Ngā Tai Whakarongorua | Ngā Tai Whakarongorua | 37 Chadwick Road, Tinopai |
Ōruawharo | Rangimārie | 959 Ōruawharo Road, Wellsford | |
Ōtamatea | Aotearoa | 97 Tanoa Road, Whakapirau | |
Parirau | Te Whare Mārama | 87 Tana Road, Matakohe | |
Rāwhitiroa | Rāwhitiroa | 91 Karakanui Road, Tinopai | |
Te Kōwhai | Te Kōwhai | 864 Te Kōwhai Road, Matakohe | |
Te Pounga | Te Pounga | 130 Nathan Road, Kaiwaka | |
Waihaua (Arapaoa) | Kirihipi | 449 Arapaoa Road, Tinopai | |
Waikāretu (Pōuto) | Waikāretu | 6424 Pōuto Road, Te Kōpuru | |
Waiotea (Tinopai) | *No wharenui* | Ngātoto Road, Te Kōwhai |
4 South Kaipara
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
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Ngāti Rāngo | Araparera (Te Aroha Pā) | Kia Mahara | 2558 SH16, Araparera |
Kakanui | Te Kia Ora | 2263 SH16, Kākānui | |
Puatahi | Te Manawanui | 3485 SH16, Glorit | |
Ngāti Whātua Tūturu | Ōtakanini (Haranui) | Ngā Tai i Turia ki te Maro Whara | 64 Haranui Road, Parakai |
Te Taoū | Ōtakanini (Haranui) | Ngā Tai i Turia ki te Maro Whara | 64 Haranui Road, Parakai |
Reweti | Whiti te Rā | 1283 SH16, Reweti |
5 Orakei
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
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Ngā Oho | Ōrākei | Tumutumuwhenua | 59A Kitemoana Street, Ōrākei |
Te Taoū | Ōrākei | Tumutumuwhenua | 59A Kitemoana Street, Ōrākei |
Te Uri Ngutu | Ōrākei | Tumutumuwhenua | 59A Kitemoana Street, Ōrākei |
Iwi Representative Organisations
1 Iwi Representative Organisation:
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua
Last updated: 6/10/2023
Mandate recognised by the Crown for Treaty of Waitangi settlement negotiations [ Agreement in Principle signed with the Crown on 18 August 2017 ].
Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.
Iwi Aquaculture Organisation in the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004.
Represents Ngāti Whātua as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Tūhono organisation.
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Governance structure: Eleven trustees elected in five takiwā: Ōrākei (1) South Kaipara (2) Ōtamatea (3) Whangārei (1) Northern Wairoa (4).
Chair: Dame Rangimarie Naida Glavish, DNZM, JP
Manahautū / CE: Alan Riwaka
Administration: Pania Sofa
Kaitiaki and Environmental Resources Manager: Ihapera Paniora
Postal Address:
PO Box 1784,
Whangārei 0140.
Physical Address:
193 Lower Dent Street,
Whangārei.
Phone: 09 470 0720
Email: runanga@ngatiwhatua.iwi.nz
Website: https://www.ngatiwhatua.iwi.nz/