The groups listed here are;
- Iwi recognised by the Crown in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004
- Any other iwi/hapū groups that have been formally recognised by the Crown for historic Treaty settlement purposes
- Most of these recognised iwi/hapū are represented by an Iwi authority for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA)
- Waikato-Tainui
- Ngāti Korokī Kahukura
- Ngāti Hauā
- Raukawa
- Ngāti Hinerangi
- Maniapoto
- Pouākani (Land Block)
- Maraeroa A & B (Land Block)
