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)
- Ngāi Takoto
- Ngāti Kurī
- Te Aupōuri
- Te Rarawa
- Ngāti Kahu
- Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa
- Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa
- Te Roroa
- Ngāpuhi
- Ngātiwai
- Ngāti Whātua
- Te Uri o Hau
The groups listed here are;
- Other iwi authorities for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991 that have not been formally recognised by the New Zealand Government on the same basis as the representative organisations of the iwi/hapū listed above
