Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Population: Census 2013: 1,341; Registered members: 1,340 (August 2020)
This rohe map represents the area over which Ngāti Kōata exercises kaitiakitanga for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991 and is based on the Area of Interest agreed between Ngāti Kōata and the Crown in the Deed of Settlement signed on 21 December 2012. Ngāti Kōata Area of Interest from the Deed of Settlement [JPG, 326KB].
This rohe extends into the regions or districts of these local authorities:
Contact information for marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.
Ngāti Kōata does not have hapū.
Marae
Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Whakatū | Kākāti | 99 Atawhai Drive, Nelson |
Iwi Representative Organisations
2 Iwi Representative Organisations:
Te Pātaka a Ngāti Kōata
Last updated: 11/03/2025
Post-Treaty settlement governance entity [ Ngāti Kōata, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu, and Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui Claims Settlement Act 2014 ].
Represents Ngāti Kōata as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Legal entity: Common Law Trust
Governance structure: Seven trustees elected from iwi whānui.
Chair: Caroline Palmer
General Manager: Turi Hippolite
Postal Address:
PO Box 1659,
Nelson 7040.
Physical Address:
63 Trafalgar St, The Wood, Whakatū,
Nelson.
Phone: 03 548 1639
Email: pa@ngatikoata.com
Website: https://www.ngatikoata.com/
Ngāti Kōata Trust
Last updated: 11/03/2025
Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.
Iwi Aquaculture Organisation in the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004.
Tūhono organisation.
Legal entity: Charitable Trust
Governance structure: Seven trustees elected from iwi whānui.
Chair: Caroline Palmer
General Manager: Turi Hippolite
Postal Address:
PO Box 1659,
Nelson 7040.
Physical Address:
63 Trafalgar St, The Wood, Whakatū,
Nelson.
Phone: 03 548 1639
Email: pa@ngatikoata.com
Website: https://www.ngatikoata.com/
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