Local iwi

There are many iwi with ancestral relationships to Tāmaki Makaurau. This page lists iwi and websites which have information about their histories.

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Local iwi:

Note: Iwi are listed in alphabetical order. This list was put together to the best of our knowledge. If there are any other iwi to be included, please let us know.

Iwi websites

Use the iwi websites below to find information about the histories of that iwi.

Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki

This is the website of Ngai Tai Ki Tāmaki.

Go to Our Stories.
Select Origin Inform for a pop up the tells some of the Ngāi Tai experiences and stories.
Go to Maps to find out about the rohe.

Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust

This is the website of Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust. They represent Ngāti manuhiri.

Go to About.
Look down the page for Ngāti Manuhiri to find out the origins of the iwi.

Ngāti Maru Runanga

This is the website of Ngāti Maru. It has information about their histories in the Treaty Settlement documents.

Go to Documents.
Look for the heading Ngāti Maru Deed of Settlement Ratification.
Download the document for Ngāti Maru Deed of Settlement.
Look at the Background and Historical Account sections.

Ngāti Paoa

This is the website of Ngāti Paoa iwi.

Go to Paoatanga.
Then choose History.
Or go to Treaty Settlements to find information about the Tāmaki Collective Settlement.

Ngāti Rehua Ngāti Wai ki Aotea Trust

This is the website of Ngāti Rehua Ngāti Wai ki Aotea.

Go to Ko Wai | Who We Are.

Ngāti Tamaoho

This is the website for the Ngāti Tamaoho Trust.

Select About Us and choose Key Documents.
Select the Ngāti Tamaoho Deed of Settlement.
Go to the Background and Historical Account to find histories of the iwi.

Ngāti Tamaterā

For a short history, go to About.
You can find a more detailed history by going to Treaty and then Documents.
Look for the heading Ngati Tamatera Deed of Settlement Documents.
Select Ngāti Tamaterā Deed of Settlement.
Read the Background and Historical Account sections.

Ngātiwai

This is the website of Ngāti Wai | Ngātiwai.

Go the Ngātiwai menu.
Choose Te Iwi o Ngātiwai.

Ngāti Whanaunga

This is the website of Ngaati Whanaunga Iwi Authority.

Select Enter website.
This takes you to the Home page with some information about the iwi.

Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara

This is the website of Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara.

Select the tab for Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara | Our Purpose.
From the menu choose Our Story and then Our History.

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei

This is the website of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.

Go to Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei | About us.
Read the story and watch the video underneath Ko wai mātou.
Or select the links under the heading to find out about the waka, tupuna (ancestors), and the history of Ōrākei Marae.

Te Ākitai Waiohua

This is the website of Te Ākitai Waiohua.

Select History.
You can find a timeline further down the page.

Te Kawerau ā Maki

This is the website of Te Kawerau Ā Maki.

Go to the tab Iwi | About Us.

Te Patukirikiri Treaty Settlement

This is a website dedicated t whanau and hapu of the Patukirkiri people.

Choose the About Us tab.
Select Our Origins.

Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust

This is the website of Te Uri o Hau. It has historical information about the Deed of Settlement.

Go to About us and Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust.
Look for a link to Deed of Settlement Historical Claims.
Read the Deed of Settlement Summary.
The tab Marae also has information about Te Uri o Hau history.

Waikato-Tainui

This is the website of Waikato-Tainui iwi.

Go to the tab About Us | Whakahaere.
Under Waikato-Tainui, choose History.

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