Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004. Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004

Population: Census 2013: 975 (does not include any of 19,719 "Te Arawa but iwi not specified"; or 564 "Waitaha region unspecified")

Rohe map for Waitaha.

This rohe map represents the area over which Waitaha exercises kaitiakitanga for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991 and is based on the Area of Interest agreed between Waitaha and the Crown in the Deed of Settlement signed on 20 September 2011. Waitaha Area of Interest from the Deed of Settlement [JPG, 133KB].

The Waitaha rohe covers the lands and waters marked on the eastern side by the mouth of the Kaituna River. Follow the Kaituna River to Te Tumu and then travel up the Kaituna River until it meets the Waiari River and follow the Waiari to Te Rerenga Stream. From there climb up to Ōtanewainuku and then beyond Ōtanewainuku to the Mangorewa River. Then follow the Waimapu River down to the Tauranga Harbour and out to Mauao on the coast back down to the mouth of the Kaituna River.


This rohe extends into the regions or districts of these local authorities:

Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council / Toi Moana
Territorial Authority
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Tauranga City Council



Contact information for marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.

Waitaha does not have hapū.

Marae

Marae

Wharenui

Location

Haraki Haraki 225 Manoeka Road, Te Puke
Manoeka Hei 147 Manoeka Road, Te Puke


Iwi Representative Organisations

2 Iwi Representative Organisations:


Te Kapu o Waitaha Trust

Last updated: 15/06/2023


Post-Treaty settlement governance entity. Post-Treaty settlement governance entity [ Waitaha Claims Settlement Act 2013 ].

Resource Management Act consultation. Represents Waitaha as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.

Tūhono organisation. Tūhono organisation.

Legal entity: Trust

Governance structure: Seven trustees elected by the iwi whānui.

Chair: Frank Grant

GM: Vivienne Robinson

Accounts Administration: Cosette Reader

Postal Address:
PO Box 220,
Te Puke 3153.

Physical Address:
2 Dunlop Road,
Te Puke.

Phone: 07 573 5314

Mobile: 027 249 4867

Email: info@waitaha-iwi.org.nz

Website: https://waitaha-iwi.org.nz/



Te Kotahitanga o Te Arawa Waka Fisheries Trust Board

Last updated: 15/06/2023


Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004. Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.

Iwi Aquaculture Organisation in the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004. Iwi Aquaculture Organisation in the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004.

Tūhono organisation. Tūhono organisation.

Legal entity: Charitable Trust

Governance structure: One representative from each of eleven iwi recognised in Māori Fisheries Act 2004 elected in a three year cycle by iwi members enrolled on the Te Kotahitanga o Te Arawa Fisheries Trust Board register.
Tūhourangi
Ngāti Pikiao
Ngāti Mākino
Te Ure o Uenukukōpako / Ngāti Whakaue
Ngāti Rangitihi
Waitaha
Ngāti Tahu
Ngāti Rangiteaorere
Ngāti Rangiwewehi
Tarāwhai

Chair: Roku Mihinui

CEO: Chris Karamea Insley

Postal Address:
PO Box 1896,
Rotorua 3040.

Physical Address:
Lakesyde Business Centre, Block C,
1204 Whakaue Street,
Rotorua.

Phone: 07 349 3227

Email: info@tearawafisheries.maori.nz

Website: https://tearawafisheries.co.nz/