One of four affiliate iwi of the Mōkai Pātea confederation.
Population: Registered members: 1,350 (June 2023)

This rohe map represents the area over which Ngāi Te Ohuake exercises kaitiakitanga for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Ngāi Te Ohuake Area of Interest [PDF, 527KB]
This rohe extends into the regions or districts of these local authorities:
Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
---|---|---|---|
Ngāi Te Ngāruru | Mōkai | *No wharenui* | Mōkai Road, Taihape |
Ngāi Te Upokoiri | Mōkai | *No wharenui* | Mōkai Road, Taihape |
Ngāti Hau | Moawhango | Whitikaupeka | 16 Wherewhere Road, Moawhango |
Te Riu o Puanga | Oruamatua | Taihape-Napier Road (near Wherewhere Road), Moawhango | |
Ngāti Hinemanu | Mōkai | *No wharenui* | Mōkai Road, Taihape |
Winiata | Tautahi | 5035 SH1, Taihape | |
Ngāti Honomōkai | Mōkai | *No wharenui* | Mōkai Road, Taihape |
Ngāti Paki | Mōkai | *No wharenui* | Mōkai Road, Taihape |
Winiata | Tautahi | 5035 SH1, Taihape | |
Ngāti Tamakorako | Moawhango | Whitikaupeka | 16 Wherewhere Road, Moawhango |
Te Riu o Puanga | Oruamatua | Taihape-Napier Road (near Wherewhere Road), Moawhango |
Iwi Representative Organisations
2 Iwi Representative Organisations:
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Te Ohuake
Last updated: 15/06/2023
Represents Ngāi Te Ohuake as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
➤ Affiliate iwi organisation of Mōkai Pātea Waitangi Claims Trust.
Legal entity: Not Applicable
Governance structure: Elected Hapū representatives/delegates.
Chair: Robert Martin
RMA Contact: Robert Martin Email: robert@ngatihauiti.iwi.nz
Postal Address:
PO Box 31,
Taihape 4720.
Physical Address:
332 Mōkai Road,
Taihape.
Mobile: 027 217 7772
Email: hauiti.robert@xtra.co.nz
Mōkai Pātea Waitangi Claims Trust
Last updated: 6/10/2023
Mandate recognised by the Crown for Treaty of Waitangi settlement negotiations [ Terms of negotiation signed with the Crown on 20 September 2021 ].
Legal entity: Trust
Governance structure: Two trustees appointed by each of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Te Ohuake, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hauiti, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whitikaupeka and Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tamakōpiri plus one Tumu Mōkai trustee appointed by the rūnanga trustees.
Chair: Utiku Potaka
Programme Manager: Lavinia Jacobsen
Postal Address:
PO Box 54,
Taihape 4720.
Physical Address:
130 Hautapu Street,
Taihape.
Phone: 06 388 1156
Email: mpwct@mokaipateaservices.org.nz
Website: https://mokaipateaclaims.maori.nz/