Iwi - Hapu - Roopu - Trusts

Te Runanga o Ngati Apa was established in 1989 to represent that interests of the whanau and hapu of Nga Wairiki and Rangitikei who are generally referred to as the iwi of Ngati Apa. In 1991 the Runanga became an incorporated society thus allowing the establishment of bank accounts and the commencement of contractual arrangements with organisations such as the Crown Forestry Rental Trust for the commencement of Ngati Apa claims processes under the Treaty of Waitangi.

Nau Mai Haere mai ki tenei wharangi ipurangi o Ngaiterangi Iwi. Our Iwi or Tribe is Tauranga Moana based with our principal localities including Tauranga, Mt Maunganui, Papamoa, Welcome Bay, Matakana Island, Katikati, Bowentown, Rangiwaea, Motiti Island and Tuhua the Mayor Islands. Ngaiterangi Iwi Inc Society was established in 1989 to assist in the development of social, education, health and economic aspirations of the Ngaiterangi Iwi.

Website for Ngai Tuhoe, awesome links, photos, history, extensive Tuhoe Marae list with all contacts and photos etc

Prior to 1860, Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi was a prosperous iwi in south Taranaki who engaged in extensive trade with European settlements. The settlement pathway followed by Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi involved a great deal of hard work and covered three centuries of research. Ngaa Rauru Tupuna dedicated themselves to working towards a settlement of grievances of Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi with the Crown. They struggled against both a Crown and a society that had little or no intention of either admitting, or attempting to try and address the wrongs committed against our people by the Crown. In more recent times, the Nga Rauru Iwi Authority, the Negotiations Team, Legal Advisors and others have been involved in the Settlement process undertaking a significant amount of hard work.

The New Zealand China Maori Friendship Charitable Trust (Chin-Mao) started from a relationship that developed between Hiwi Tauroa and the The Chinese Peoples Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries following an invitation by members of the New Zealand China Friendship Society to join one of their special invitation groups to tour China. Hiwi was a member of a group that visited Rewi Alley and both he and Hiwi decided that it would be beneficial to Maori, as one people, for Hiwi to further develop the exchanges between the two peoples. The Chin-Mao name has developed over time and, as a Trust, it's primary objective is to build and maintain an on-going relationship withThe Chinese Peoples Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and with the New Zealand China Friendship Society. Chin-Mao is for the benefit of all Iwi of New Zealand.

Muaupoko are the Maori people who traditionally occupy the lands on the west coast at the southern end of the North Island of New Zealand. Their name comes from mua (in front of) upoko (the head) of the fish of Maui, referring to the shape of the North Island which is similar to a fish with the mouth being Te Whanganui-a-Tara (the Wellington Harbour). Muaupoko are also called Ngai Tara after their eponymous (naming) ancestor Tara, who settled in Wellington with his parents Whatonga and Hotu-waipara in the later half of the twelfth century. Tara's wife named the area after him - Te Whanganui-a-Tara means 'the great harbour of Tara'.

Welcome to the Morikaunui Incorporation website containing information of interest to shareholders and descendants.

The Maori Land Court Minute Books are a valuable source of information on Maori land, whakapapa and iwi histories. The University of Waikato Library holds a collection of Maori Land Court Minute Books on microfilm and in bound volumes, from 1865-1975 (approximately). These cover all seven Maori Land Court districts - Tairawhiti, Waiariki, and Waikato-Maniapoto (bound volumes) and Aotea, Taitokerau, Takitimu, and Te Wai Pounamu (on microfilm). The minute book collection is located in the New Zealand Collection on Level 3 of the University of Waikato Library. The minute books are used as a resource for courses in geography, history, law and Maori, and are also well used by students, staff and the general public doing personal research.

Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Taiwhenua Contacts.

Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Taiwhenua Contacts.