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 Tūwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
- Ngāti Mākino
- Ngāti Pikiao
- Ngāti Whakahemo
- Waitaha
- Tapuika
- Ngāti Rangiwewehi
- Ngāti Rangiteaorere
- Ngāti Rangitihi
- Ngāti Tarāwhai
- Ngāti Rongomai
- Ngāti Whakaue
- Ngāti Uenukukōpako
- Tūhourangi
- Ngāti Kea / Ngāti Tuarā
- Ngāti Tahu / Ngāti Whaoa
- Ngāti Tūwharetoa
- Ngāti Tūrangitukua
