North Island

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.

Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Taiwhenua Contacts.

Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Taiwhenua Contacts.

Ngati Rangi is an ancient pre-migration iwi. The people emerged from the time of Maui as descendants of Moururu, an ancestor older than Kupe. Indeed it is from Kupe that the phrase was coined in relation to Te Kahui Maunga that the fires of occupation were already burning on his arrival. The tribal identity comes from Paerangi-i-te-whare toka (Paerangi) and is linked to the mountain region of the central plateau – Te Kahui Maunga. Ngati Rangi is bound primarily by three descendants of Paerangi: Rangituhia, Rangiteauria and Uenuku-manawa-wiri. On the arrival of Aotea, the intermarriages of their descendants with the people of Aotea, particularly Hau-nui-a-Paparangi built a close affiliation with the hapu that developed in the Whanganui river region. However, Ngti Rangi maintains a unique and independent identity within the region, as the first iwi to populate the mountain area of the central plateau and the Whanganui River basin.

The Hokianga Whanau Hapu Land and Resources Claims Collective was established in July 2002 by Memorandum of Understanding. The aims and objectives of our Claims Collective are; • To support and communicate with registered Treaty of Waitangi Claimants, supporters and representatives who have agreed to work together in the best interests and for the benefit of Hokianga. • To employ experienced researchers to collect evidential information of treaty breaches resulting from Crown actions or omissions and to employ part time researchers/interviewers to collect traditional information through interviews with Kaumatua and Kuia and other knowledgeable members of the whanau, hapu and iwi. • To hold regular claimant and mandate hui with claimants, whanau, hapu and iwi to communicate the progress of research, address cross claims and boundaries. • To meet other claimants to resolve cross claims and negotiate outcomes.

He Korowai Trust Combines the expertise, resources and abilities of a consortium of Maori organisations including Government and Business interests who have collectively improve the quality of life to Whanau within five years. After this period all services will be devolved and delivered from a Marae-based Whanau Centre. It is envisaged there will be no assets.

He Iwi Kotahi Tatou Trust was started in the early 1980s. Initially in response to the growing unemployment problems that had built up to the riot in 1979. Youth issues were a focus in the early years, which led us into developing training programs. In 1995 we decided to change direction as we felt that the training focus had taken over the Trust and we were having increasing difficulty reaching the employment outcomes required of a Tops Funded Training Provider.

Greetings and a warm welcome to all who visit our website. This website contains information about the Iwi of Hauraki and the Hauraki Maori Trust Board. It looks at who we are, what we do and the challenges and opportunities that are before us. Our organisation represents twelve Iwi each of which have different traditions, histories and perspectives but who have all made their home in Hauraki. That diversity is uniquely Hauraki and makes us strong as a tribal nation. We hope you will find our website informative and interesting and trust it will give you a better insight into our world, the world of Hauraki

The AWI was established in 1970 to take back (resume) 101,000 acres of land vested into the Aotea Maori Land Council by Whanganui Maori in 1903. However, in order for the Incorporation to take this land back it had, under imposed legislation, to purchase the improvements from lessees at the expiry of their leases. The opportunity to resume leased land only occurred at the end of a 21 years lease period, or when a lessee sought to surrender their lease early.