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)
- Ngāti Whātua
- Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara
- Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei
- Ngāti Rehua
- Ngāti Manuhiri
- Te Kawerau ā Maki
- Ngāti Tamaoho
- Te Ākitai Waiohua
- Ngāti Maru
- Te Patukirikiri
- Ngāti Pāoa
- Ngāti Tamaterā
- Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki
- Ngāti Whanaunga
- Ngāti Te Ata
- Waikato-Tainui
