Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Population: Census 2013: 34,887
This rohe map represents the area over which Tūhoe exercises kaitiakitanga for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991 and is based on the Area of Interest agreed between Tūhoe and the Crown in the Deed of Settlement signed on 4 June 2013. Tūhoe Area of Interest from the Deed of Settlement [JPG, 796KB].
The Tūhoe rohe covers a vast area from inland Whakātane on its northern boundaries, to Waiōtahe on its eastern boundaries, and stretches south to Waikaremoana encompassing Te Urewera, and to Kāingaroa on its western front. Scattered within this expansive region of bush are the communities of Tūhoe.
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.
Kāingaroa
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngāti Kaingaroa | Te Huinga Waka | Ngā Tipuna O Te Motu | Dun Road, Kāingaroa Village |
Maungapōhatu
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamakaimoana | Maungapōhatu | Tane-nui-ā-Rangi | Maungapōhatu Access Road, Maungapōhatu |
Ruatāhuna
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngāi Te Paena | Uwhiārae | Te Paena | 244A Mātaatua Road, Ruatāhuna |
| Ngāi Te Riu | Tātāhoata | Te Tapuae | 55 Mātaatua Road, Ruatāhuna |
| Ngāti Kākahutāpiki | Kākānui (Tīpapa) | Kākahutāpiki | 260 Sister Annie Road, Ruatāhuna |
| Ngāti Kurī Kino | Te Wai-iti | Te Poho o Kuri Kino | 494A Waikaremoana Road, Ruatāhuna |
| Ngāti Manunui | Te Umuroa | Te Poho-o-Parahaki | 5467 SH38, Ruatāhuna |
| Ngāti Rongo | Ōhāua (Ōhāua te Rangi) | Te Poho-o-Pōtiki | Whakatane River, Mataatua Road, Ruatāhuna |
| Ngāti Tāwhaki | Ōpūtao | Te Ngawari | 5511A SH38, Ruatāhuna |
| Pāpueru | Te Whatu o Te Kanohi | 4822 SH38, Pāpueru | |
| Tamakaimoana | Ōtekura | Te Ohaki | 154A Sister Annie Road, Ruatāhuna |
| Te Urewera | Mātaatua | Te Whaia a Te Motu | 359 Mātaatua Road, Ruatāhuna |
Rūātoki
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hāmua | Waikirikiri | Toi-kai-rakau | 526 Rūātoki Valley Road, Rūātoki |
| Ngāti Kōura | Ōtenuku | Tahatu o Te Ao | 160 Rūātoki Valley Road, Rūātoki |
| Papakāinga | Kōura-kino | 225 Rūātoki Valley Road, Rūātoki | |
| Ngāti Mura | Te Pūtere | Te Poho o Ranimonoa | Tāwera |
| Waikirikiri | Toi-kai-rakau | 526 Rūātoki Valley Road, Rūātoki | |
| Ngāti Rongo | Ōwhakatoro (Te Mauku) | Ta Apirana Turupa Ngata | 328 Ōwhakatoro Road, Tāwera |
| Paneteure (Kaiti) | Hui te Rangiora | 178 Nāhina Road, Rūātoki | |
| Tauarau | Rongokarae | 327 Rūātoki Valley Road, Rūātoki | |
| Ngāti Tāwhaki | Ngāhina | Tāwhaki | 278 Ngāhina Road, Rūātoki |
| Te Māhurehure | Rewarewa | Te Rangimoaho; Kuramihirangi | 11 Te Wakaunua Road, Rūātoki |
| Te Urewera | Te Tōtara | Te Puhi o Mātaatua | 266 Rūātoki Valley Road, Rūātoki |
| Te Whānau Pani | Ōhotu | Tūhoe Pōtiki | 91 Ohotu Road, Rūātoki |
Te Whāiti
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngāti Hāmua | Waikotikoti | Hinenuitepo | 2846 SH38, Minginui |
| Ngāti Whare | Murumurunga | Wharepakau | 30 Minginui Road, Te Whāiti |
| Te Karaha | Waikotikoti | Hinenuitepo | 2846 SH38, Minginui |
| Warahoe | Waikotikoti | Hinenuitepo | 2846 SH38, Minginui |
Waikaremoana
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngāti Hinekura | Te Kūhā Tārewa | Te Poho o Hinekura / Ruapani | Kūhā Pā Road, Tuai |
| Te Whānau a Eria | Ngātapa | Te Ao Aotearoa | 33 Totangi Road, Ngātapa |
| Te Whānau Pani | Te Waimako | Te Poho-o-Tūhoe Pōtiki | Waimako Pā Road (4905 Lake Road), Tuai |
Waimana
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngā Maihi | Tāwhana | Ngā Tau e Maha | Tāwhana Footbridge on Tauranga River, Waimana |
| Ngāi Tama | Ōmuriwaka | Te Tātua o Hape ki Tuarangi | 675 Matahi Valley Road, Ōmuriwaka |
| Ngāi Tamatuhirae | Matahī | Te Huinga o te Kura | 1135C Matahi Valley Road, Waimana |
| Ngāi Tātua | Piripari | Tamakaimoana | 295 Matahi Valley Road, Nukuhou |
| Ngāti Raka | Tātaiāhape | Takutai o te Rangi | 24 Matahī Valley Road, Nukuhou |
| Ngāti Rere | Rāhiri | Rāhiri o te Rangi | 157 Matahī Valley Road, Nukuhou |
| Tanatana | Te Poho-o-Tuhoe | 158 Matahī Valley Road, Nukuhou | |
| Tamakaimoana | Piripari | Tamakaimoana | 295 Matahi Valley Road, Nukuhou |
| Tuapō | Te Ao Hou | 1087A Matahi Valley Road, Waimana | |
| Tamaruarangi | Rāroa | Te Poho o Tanemoeahi | 233 Rāroa Pā Road, Waimana |
| Te Whakatāne | Tauanui | Te Poho-o-Tamatea | 326 Hodges Road, Waimana |
| Whakarae | Toi-ki-te-huatahi | 1501 Matahi Valley Road, Waimana | |
| Tūranga Pikitoi | Kutarere | Te Poho o Tamaterangi | 435 SH2, Kutarere |
| Te Pou ā Hīnau | Tūranga Pikitoi | 344C Hodges Road, Waimana | |
| Upokorehe | Rongopopoia (Te Kahikatea) | Rongopopoia | 1762 Waiotahi Valley Road, Ōpōtiki |
Waiōhau
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngāti Haka | Waiōhau | Tama ki Hikurangi | 23 Pukehou Road, Waiōhau |
| Patuheuheu | Waiōhau | Tama ki Hikurangi | 23 Pukehou Road, Waiōhau |
Iwi Representative Organisations
1 Iwi Representative Organisation:
Tūhoe - Te Uru Taumatua
Last updated: 15/06/2023
Post-Treaty settlement governance entity [ Tūhoe Claims Settlement Act 2014 ].
Post settlement governance entity to represent Tūhoe interests in the Central North Island Forests Land Collective Settlement 2008.
Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.
Represents Tūhoe as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Tūhono organisation.
Legal entity: Common Law Trust
Governance structure: One trustee elected by each of the four whārua.
Chair: Tamati Kruger
CEO: Kirsti Luke
RMA Contact: Kevin Hogg
Postal Address:
PO Box 56,
Tāneatua 3163.
Physical Address:
12 Tūhoe Street,
Tāneatua.
Phone: 07 312 9659
Email: korero@ngaituhoe.iwi.nz
Website: https://www.ngaituhoe.iwi.nz/
![Tūhoe Area of Interest from the Deed of Settlement [JPG, 796KB]](/rohe/AOI-Tuhoe.jpg){kind=link}