Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Population: Census 2013: 12,558 (includes 867 Ngāti Hāua Taumarunui)
Whanganui nui tonu includes, but is not limited to:
Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi (Tamaupoko, Hinengākau and Tūpoho), Ngāti Hāua, Ngāti Rangi and Tamahaki.
Additional images/documentation:
Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi rohe [PNG, 213KB].
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.
1 Hinengākau
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngāti Hāua | Maniaiti | Te Aroha o Ngā Mātua Tūpuna | 458 SH41, Maniaiti |
| Mōrero | Hauaroa | 143 Hakiaha Street, Taumarunui | |
| Ngāpuwaiwaha | Te Taurawhiri a Hinengākau / Ngāpuwaiwaha | 31 Taumarunui Street, Taumarunui | |
| Ngāti Hāuaroa | Ngāpuwaiwaha | Te Taurawhiri a Hinengākau / Ngāpuwaiwaha | 31 Taumarunui Street, Taumarunui |
| Ngāti Hekeāwai | Maniaiti | Te Aroha o Ngā Mātua Tūpuna | 458 SH41, Maniaiti |
| Mōrero | Hauaroa | 143 Hakiaha Street, Taumarunui | |
| Ngāti Hinewai | Wharauroa | Hikurangi | 184 Taupo Road, Taumarunui |
| Ngāti Rangatahi | Wharauroa | Hikurangi | 184 Taupo Road, Taumarunui |
| Ngāti Rangitengaue | Tawhata | Te Hinau | Tawata, Whanganui River |
| Ngāti Te Wera | Kimihia | *No wharenui* | Taumarunui |
| Ngāti Tū | Tawhata | Te Hinau | Tawata, Whanganui River |
| Te Āwhitu | Te Kōura | Te Karohirohi | 5345A SH4, Te Kōura |
2 Uenuku
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngāti Uenuku | Mākaranui | Te Kotahitanga | 505 Raetihi-Ohākune Road, Raetihi |
| Mangamingi | Tamakana | 350 Raetihi-Ohākune Road, Raetihi | |
| Mō te Katoa | Motekatoa | 7674 Valley Road, Raetihi | |
| Raetihi | Ko te Whakaaro Tahi ki te Whakapono | 49 Raetihi-Ohākune Road, Raetihi |
3 Tamahaki
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngāti Hinekura | Tīeke | Te Puawaitanga o Hinekura | Tīeke, via Whanganui River |
| Ngāti Kaponga / Taumata Māhoe | Mangapapapa | Te Oranga Wairua | Mangapapapa, via Whanganui River |
| Ngāti Paku | Onepoto | via Whanganui River | |
| Ngāti Ruru | Parinui | Kare o Ngā Putiputi o Io | Parinui, via Whanganui River |
| Te Ao Marama | Akerautangi | Pipiriki, Whanganui River | |
| Ngāti Tūhoro | Te Poti | Te Koanga Rehua | Whanganui River Road, via Whanganui River |
| Ngāti Uenuku | Papatupu | Manganuioteao, via Whanganui River |
4 Tamaupoko
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngā Poutama | Ōhotu (Matahiwi) | Tānewai | 3931 Whanganui River Road, Matahiwi |
| Ngāti Hau | Patiarero (Hiruhārama) | Whiritaunoka | 5026 Whanganui River Road, Jerusalem |
| Peterehema | Upokotauaki | Whanganui River Road, Jerusalem | |
| Ngāti Kurawhatia | Paraweka | Pire Kiore | 2527 Pipiriki-Raetihi Road, Pipiriki |
| Ngāti Ruakā | Ruakā (Rānana) | Te Morehu | 4475 Whanganui River Road, Rānana |
| Tawhitinui | Tawhitinui, Whanganui River | ||
| Te Pou o Rongo | Tūmanako | 4491 Whanganui River Road, Rānana | |
| Ngāti Tānewai | Ōhotu (Matahiwi) | Tānewai | 3931 Whanganui River Road, Matahiwi |
5 Tūpoho
Hapū | Marae | Wharenui | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngā Paerangi | Kaiwhāiki | Te Kiritahi / Rongotepoi | 584 Kaiwhaiki Road, Whanganui |
| Mere Te Aroha | Kaiwhaiti Road, Whanganui River | ||
| Ngāti Hine o Te Rā | Ōtoko | Tauakira | 3703 SH4, Ōtoko |
| Rākatō | *No wharenui* | Papaiti Road, Whanganui River | |
| Ngāti Hinearo | Parikino | Te Aroha / Ko Wharewhiti | 909 Whanganui River Road, Parikino |
| Ngāti Hineoneone | Kākata (Ātene) | Te Rangi-i-heke-iho | 2066 Whanganui River Road, Parikino |
| Ngāti Pāmoana | Ōtukopiri (Koriniti) | Te Waiherehere and Poutama | Koriniti Pā Road, Matahiwi |
| Ngāti Tuera | Parikino | Te Aroha / Ko Wharewhiti | 909 Whanganui River Road, Parikino |
| Pungarehu | Maranganui Tuarua | 627 Whanganui River Road, Pungarehu | |
| Ngāti Tupoho | Pūtiki | Te Paku o Te Rangi / Aotea | 25 Takarangi Street, Whanganui |
| Te Ao Hou | Te Puawaitanga | 356 Somme Parade, Aramoho | |
| Te Awa Iti | Ōtoko | Tauakira | 3703 SH4, Ōtoko |
Iwi Representative Organisations
1 Iwi Representative Organisation:
Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui Trust
Last updated: 12/12/2024
Post-Treaty settlement governance entity [ Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 ].
Mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.
Iwi Aquaculture Organisation in the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004.
Represents Whanganui Iwi / Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi as an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui exercise of kaitiakitanga is solely related to issues associated with Whanganui River.
Tūhono organisation.
Legal entity: Trust
Governance structure: Three trustees elected from nominations by Te Rūnanga o Te Awa Tupua and four trustees from all adult registered members of Whanganui iwi.
Chair: Sheena Maru
Kaihautū/CE: Nancy Tuaine
Office Administrator: Merengahoe Ranginui
Postal Address:
PO Box 544,
Whanganui 4540.
Physical Address:
357 Victoria Avenue,
Whanganui.
Phone: 06 281 3375 / 0800 AWA TUPUA
Email: office@ngatangatatiaki.co.nz
Website: https://www.ngatangatatiaki.co.nz/
![Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi rohe [PNG, 213KB]](/rohe/te_atihaunui.png){kind=link}