The groups listed here are;
- Iwi recognised by the Crown in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
- Any other iwi/hapū groups that have been formally recognised by the Crown for historic Treaty settlement purposes
- Most of these recognised iwi/hapū are represented by an Iwi authority for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA)
- Ngāti Hako
- Ngāti Hei
- Ngāti Maru
- Ngāti Pāoa
- Te Patukirikiri
- Ngāti Porou ki Harataunga ki Mataora
- Ngāti Pūkenga ki Waiau
- Ngāti Tamaterā
- Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki
- Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu
- Ngāti Tara Tokanui
- Ngāti Whanaunga
