Know your iwi

Introduction

In this section you can find more information on the mana whenua of this region:

• Who they are
• Their environmental values and priorities
• Native species of particular importance
• Environmental work they're doing
• How to work with them.

Read the Engaging with mana whenua section to find out how Auckland Council can support engagement between you, your group/organisation and mana whenua, if you are interested in, or carrying out, conservation activities. Use the Contact us button below to find out more.

Iwi and hāpu of the region

Auckland Council recognises 19 iwi and hapū as mana whenua across Tāmaki Makaurau and the greater Auckland region.

Note that the conservation-focused iwi profiles below (the four clickable 'tiles') will be added to over time, as mana whenua capacity allows.

General information on the remaining 15 iwi and hāpu:

• Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki
• Ngāti Manuhiri
• Ngāti Maru
• Ngāti Paoa
• Ngāti Rehua Ngāti Wai ki Aotea
• Ngāti Tamaoho
• Ngāti Tamaterā
• Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua (PDF, 3.8MB)*
• Ngāti Wai
• Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara 
• Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
• Te Ahiwaru 
• Te Kawerau ā Maki
• Te Patukirikiri 
• Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua

*Note that Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua do not have a website. The public document linked here is a Cultural Values Assessment Report where the iwi share relevant information in the context of a proposed private plan change in Waiuku. Much of the information shared is relevant to the natural environment and conservation.

Additional information

These additional resources will also help grow your knowledge and understanding of the iwi and hāpu of the region.

Auckland Plan 2050

The Auckland Plan 2050 contains a wealth of information including:

• The hapū and iwi of Tāmaki Makaurau
  
  
• The interactive Māori Identity & Wellbeing - Tangata Whenua map showing marae locations, some sites of historic Māori occupation and where tribal areas overlap (listing the relevant iwi).

Te Puni Kōkiri

Use Te Kāhui Māngai (the Directory of Iwi and Māori Organisations) from Te Puni Kōkiri to find out basic information about iwi, hapū and marae including rohe boundaries.

HINT: use the local authority - Auckland Council filter to find information on the 19 iwi and hāpu of Tāmaki Makaurau.

Shoreline Adaptation Plans

Auckland Council's Shoreline Adaptation Programme looks at how we respond to coastal hazards and climate change over the next 100 years.

To create area specific plans, local iwi and hāpu are consulted. The information that iwi and hapu have provided in each plan may help you better understand your local area from a mana whenua perspective. 

For example the Weiti Estuary to Devonport Shoreline Adaptation Plan (SAP), which covers the majority of Auckland's North Shore up to Silverdale, includes 29 pages that provide:

• cultural context and information
• the iwi and hapū who whakapapa to, and/or have expressed an interest in, the area
• the aspirations, values, principles and mātauranga of iwi and hāpu.

For the majority of SAPs, this information can be found in Section 3 of the Volume 2 reports and integrated into Volume 3 at a place-based scale.

The following five SAPs have this information in Section 3 and 5: Manukau Harbour South, Āwhitu, Whangaparāoa, Beachlands and East, and Parehurehure Inlet.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Resource consent consultations

This information is intended for conservation purposes. For resource consent consultations, follow the correct process by visiting the Auckland Council webpage Prepare your resource consent application to find out:

• what you need before you apply for resource consent
• about preparing a resource consent application
• when to consult with mana whenua.