Iwi - Well-known Iwi Groups

Well-known Iwi Groups

Prominent iwi include:

  • Ngāi Tahu or "Kāi Tahu" (based in the south of New Zealand - most of the South Island.)
  • Ngā Puhi (the largest iwi, with over 100,000 people stating their affiliation to it in the 2001 census; based in Northland)
  • Ngāti Kahungunu - Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa
  • Ngāti Maniapoto (based in the Waikato–Waitomo region)
  • Ngāti Porou - Gisborne–East Cape
  • Ngāti Tama (based in Taranaki and Wellington)
  • Ngāti Toa (based in Porirua, having migrated from Kawhia in the 1820s under the leadership of Te Rauparaha)
  • Ngāti Ruanui (based in the Taranaki region)
  • Ngāti Whātua (based in and north of Auckland - notably Bastion Point in Orakei)
  • Tainui (based in the Waikato region)
  • Te Arawa (Bay of Plenty) - with several subtribes
  • Te Ātiawa - Taranaki and Lower Hutt
  • Tūhoe (Urewera/Whakatane)
  • Ngāti Tūwharetoa (based in the central North Island)
  • Whakatohea (based in the Opotiki district)

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