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Te Arawa

Ko Tama te Kapua te tangata
Ko Ngatoroirangi te tohunga
Ko Te Arawa te waka


Mai I Maketu ki Tongariro, Mai I Te Maunu ki Titiraupenga, ki Titi O Kura, ki Te Awa o Te Atua.

From Te Awa (near Maketu) to Te Maunu (Papamoa) to Titiraupenga (Pureora-Western Bays, Taupo) to Titi o Kura (the peak at the beginning of Kaweka Range near Te Haroto, Napier/Taupo Highway) and back to Te Awa.

The boundaries of Te Arawa region covers a land area of approximately 905,000 hectares serviced by Te Arawa Regional Office of Te Puni Kōkiri.

According to the 2006 Census, the Māori population of the Te Arawa region was 35,127 representing 6.2 percent of the total Māori population in New Zealand.

The Iwi within this region are:

  • Ngāti Tūwharetoa
  • Ngāti Whakaue
  • Ngāti Pikiao
  • Tuhourangi
  • Tapuika
  • Ngāti Rangiwewehi
  • Ngāti Rangitihi
  • Waitaha
  • Ngāti Rangiteaorere
  • Uenukukopako
  • Tarawhai
  • Ngāti Tahu

Regional Director: Wally Tangohau

Contact us

ROTORUA
Level 1, Te Puni Kōkiri House
1218-1224 Haupapa Street
Rotorua 3010

Private Bag 3017
Rotorua 3046

Tel: 07 349 7810
Fax: 07 349 0950
Email: tpk.rotorua@tpk.govt.nz

Last modified: 29/04/2009