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.
Te Rohe of Ngāti Whātua is traditionally expressed as Tamaki ki Maunganui i te Tai Hauauru and Tamaki ki Manaia I te Rawhiti.
The northern boundary is expressed as: Manaia titiro ki Whatitiri, Whatitin titiro ki Tutamoe, Tutamoe titiro ki Maunganui. Marae, whanau and hapū within the maru of these maunga are included within the rohe. The northern neighbours are various hapū of Ngapuhi.
The southern boundary is expressed as: Te awa o Tamaki 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 Runanga o Ngāti Whātua.
This rohe extends into the regions or districts of these local authorities:
The Ngati Whatua rohe is divided into five takiwa
Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
1 Northern Wairoa
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngāti Hinga | Ahikiwi | Te Aranga Mai o te Whakapono | Ahikiwi Road, Kaihū |
| Ngāti Torehina | Taita | Kia Mahara Koutou | 1968 SH 12, Māmaranui |
| Not yet identified | Kāpehu | Tāringaroa | Sills Road, Mititai |
| Tama te Uaua | Tama te Uaua | Kaihū Wood Road, Kaihū | |
| Te Kuihi | Te Houhanga | Rāhiri | Station Road, Dargaville |
| Te Popoto | Ōtūrei | Rangimārie Te Aroha | Ōtūrei Settlement Road, Aratapu |
| Te Roroa | Pananawe | Te Taumata o Tiopira Kinaki | Tiopira Roadway, Waipoua |
| Te Houhanga | Rāhiri | Station Road, Dargaville | |
| Waikarā | Te Uaua | Kerr's Road, Aranga | |
| Waikaraka | Whakarongo | 166 Kaihū Wood Road, Kaihū | |
| Te Uri o Hau | Naumai | Ngā Uri o te Kotahitanga | 4936 SH 12, Naumai, Ruawai |
| Ōtūrei | Rangimārie Te Aroha | Ōtūrei Settlement Road, Aratapu | |
| Rīpia | No wharenui | 1627 Pouto Road, Rīpia |
2 Whangarei
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patuharakeke | Takahiwai | Rangiora | 229 Takahiwai Road, Takahiwai |
| Te Kuihi | Tangiterōria | Tirarau | Pukehuia Road, Tangiterōria |
| Te Parawhau | Korokota | Tikitiki o Rangi | 496 Tokiri Rd, Tītoki |
| Tangiterōria | Tirarau | Pukehuia Road, Tangiterōria | |
| Te Uriroroi | Toetoe | Toetoe | Toetoe Road, Ōtaika |
3 Ōtamatea
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngāti Mauku | Ōruawharo | Rangimārie | 959 Ōruawharo Road, Wellsford |
| Ngāti Tahuhu | Ōruawharo | Rangimārie | 959 Ōruawharo Road, Wellsford |
| Te Popoto | Rāwhitiroa | Rāwhitiroa | Karakanui Road, Tinopai |
| Te Uri o Hau | Ngā Tai Whakarongorua | Ngā Tai Whakarongorua | Chadwick Road, Tinopai |
| Ōruawharo | Rangimārie | 959 Ōruawharo Road, Wellsford | |
| Ōtamatea | Aotearoa | Tanoa Road, Whakapirau | |
| Parirau | Te Whare Mārama | Tana Rd, Matakohe | |
| Rāwhitiroa | Rāwhitiroa | Karakanui Road, Tinopai | |
| Te Kōwhai | Te Kōwhai | 864 Te Kōwhai Rd, Matakohe | |
| Te Pounga | Te Pounga | 130 Nathan Road, Kaiwaka | |
| Waihaua (Arapaoa) | Kirihipi | 449 Arapaoa Road, Tinopai | |
| Waikāretu (Pōuto) | Waikāretu | 6424 Pōuto Road, Te Kōpuru | |
| Waiōhou | No wharenui | Hukatere, Tinopai | |
| Waiotea (Tinopai) | No wharenui | Ngātoto Road, Te Kōwhai |
4 South Kaipara
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngāti Hine | Puatahi | Te Manawanui | 3485 SH 16, Glorit |
| Ngāti Rāngo (Rongo) | Araparera (Te Aroha Pā) | Kia Mahara | SH 16, Araparera |
| Kakanui | Te Kia Ora | SH 16, Kākānui | |
| Puatahi | Te Manawanui | 3485 SH 16, Glorit | |
| Ngāti Whātua Tūturu | Haranui (Otakanini) | Ngā Tai i Turia ki te Maro Whara | Haranui Road, Parakai |
| Te Taoū | Haranui (Otakanini) | Ngā Tai i Turia ki te Maro Whara | Haranui Road, Parakai |
| Reweti | Whiti te Rā | 1283 SH 16, Reweti |
5 Orakei
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngā Oho | Ōrākei | Tumutumuwhenua | Kitemoana Street, Ōrākei |
| Te Taoū | Ōrākei | Tumutumuwhenua | Kitemoana Street, Ōrākei |
| Te Uri Ngutu | Ōrākei | Tumutumuwhenua | Kitemoana Street, Ōrākei |
Iwi Representative Organisations
1 Iwi Representative Organisation:
Te Runanga o Ngāti Whātua
Last updated: 24/09/2020
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: Māori Trust Board
Governance structure: Eleven trustees elected in five takiwā: Ōrākei (1) South Kaipara (2) Otamatea (3) Whangarei (1) Northern Wairoa (4).
Chairperson: Dame Rangimarie Naida Glavish, DNZM, JP
Manahautū / CE: Alan Riwaka
Administration: Pania Sofa
RMA Contact: Antony Thompson Ph: 027 323 9811 Email: antony.thompson@ngatiwhatua.iwi.nz
Postal Address:
PO Box 1784,
Whangarei 0140.
Physical Address:
193 Lower Dent Street,
Whangarei.
Phone: 09 470 0720
Fax: 09 438 2824
Email: runanga@ngatiwhatua.iwi.nz
Website: https://www.ngatiwhatua.iwi.nz/