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Iwi in our region

The principal iwi groups in our region are Waikato, Maniapoto, Raukawa, Hauraki, Te Arawa and Tūwharetoa. Within these iwi groups there are numerous hapū (sub-tribe). Iwi are often represented in an official capacity by an iwi authority, iwi trust board or rūnanga.

Iwi throughout the region have expressed a desire to work in various forms of partnership with the Waikato Regional Council. Some of these aspirations are being embedded via Treaty of Waitangi settlements, whilst others are expressed by memorandum of understanding and other formal and informal relationships. 

Rautaki Puna Ingoa – Iwi Māori contact database

Waikato Regional Council's Tai-ranga-whenua team maintain an iwi Māori contacts database for the Waikato region.  This database ensures that Waikato Regional Council is communicating with the right people.

If you wish to add your iwi/hapū/marae/personal details to the database or update your existing details, please contact us.

Request your contact details be added

Māori Engagement Framework

The purpose of this document is to provide council staff with guidance and introduce a set of tools that will assist them to determine when and how to successfully engage with iwi. 

Mā whero mā pango ka oti ai te mahi
With red and black the work will be complete.