Waikato-Waiariki

E whā ngā tari ā-rohe a Te Puni Kōkiri i te rohe o Waikato-Waiariki, arā, kei Kirikiriroa, kei Rotorua, kei Tauranga, kei Whakatāne.

Office locations

Our offices can be reached via contact details below.

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Hamilton

126 Rostrevor Street
Hamilton 3204
Private Bag 3020, Waikato Mail Centre, Hamilton 3240
P:
0800 875 499
E:
tpk.waikato@tpk.govt.nz
F:
0800 875 329

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Rotorua

6 Tarawera Road
Lynmore
Rotorua 3010
PO Box 12005, Rotorua South 3045
P:
0800 875 499
E:
tpk.rotorua@tpk.govt.nz
F:
0800 875 329

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Tauranga

Unit 3
51-53 Fifteenth Avenue
Tauranga 3112
PO Box 69, Tauranga 3114
P:
0800 875 499
E:
tpk.tauranga@tpk.govt.nz
F:
0800 875 329

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Whakatāne

24 Pyne Street
Whakatāne 3120
PO Box 26, Whakatāne 3158
P:
0800 875 499
E:
tpk.whakatane@tpk.govt.nz
F:
0800 875 329

Our rohe

Waikato-Waiariki is a combination of three regions, Waikato, Te Arawa and Te Moana a Toi.

Waikato-Tainui rohe extends from the Bombay Hills and Port Waikato in the north, along the western coastline south to Mokau, eastward embracing the King Country, through to the Kaimai Ranges, the Hauraki plains and returning northwards to the Coromandel Peninsula.

Moving east across the Mamaku and Kaimai ranges, it encompasses Te Moana a Toi through to Wakatiri – the furthest point East.

The southern boundaries are at Titiraupenga (Pureora-Western Bays, Taupō) to Titi o Kura (the peak at the beginning of Kaweka Range near Te Haroto, Napier/Taupō Highway).

Regional Director

Rangitamoana Wilson

Regional Director

Iwi in our region

There are 27 iwi represented in Waikato-Waiariki region:

  • Hauraki
  • Maniapoto
  • Raukawa
  • Waikato
  • Ngāti Tūwharetoa
  • Ngāti Whakaue
  • Ngāti Pikiao
  • Ngāti Mākino
  • Tūhourangi
  • Tapuika
  • Ngāti Rangiwēwehi
  • Ngāti Rangitihi
  • Waitaha
  • Ngāti Rangiteaorere
  • Ngāti Rongomai

  • Ngāti Uenukukopako

  • Ngāti Tarawhai

  • Ngāti Tahu
  • Ngāi Te Rangi
  • Ngāi Tūhoe
  • Ngāti Ranginui
  • Ngāti Manawa
  • Ngāti Pūkenga
  • Ngāti Whare
  • Te Whakatōhea
  • Ngāi Tai
  • Ngāti Awa
  • Te Whānau ā Apanui
  • Ngāti Hauā
  • Te Arawa River Iwi (made up of Ngāti Tahu-Ngāti Whaoa; Ngāti Kearoa-Ngāti Tuara; Tuhourangi-Ngāti Wahiao)
    (http://www.tarit.co.nz/)
  • Ngāti Koroki Kahukura.

The iwi listed have been sourced through a directory of iwi and Māori organisations, Te Kāhui Māngai, and our regional offices. The iwi listed do not necessarily reflect the views of Te Puni Kōkiri. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries.

About Te Kāhui Māngai

Te Kāhui Māngai (Directory of Iwi and Māori Organisations) gives information on iwi identified in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004, and those iwi/hapū that have begun the process of negotiating settlement of their historical Treaty of Waitangi claims; and mandated Iwi Organisations to represent these iwi/hapū that have been recognised by the New Zealand Government.

You can view Te Kāhui Māngai here https://www.tkm.govt.nz/

Iwi radio stations

Local news and stories

Read our latest news and stories for this region.

Te Matapaeroa 2021: data and reporting on Māori-owned businesses

  • Date: 18 December 2023

Te Matapaeroa is our data and insights series about Māori-owned businesses, Māori sole traders and significant employers of Māori. Today we have published the first release of Te Matapaeroa 2021. 

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Te Pūtake o Te Riri ki Tauranga Moana Haerenga

  • Date: 10 November 2023

Tauranga Moana iwi commemorated 159 years since the battles of Gate Pā and Te Ranga

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Whare PR wins Māori Business of the Year at Tauranga Business Awards

  • Date: 20 December 2022

The annual Tauranga Business Awards were held earlier this month, with more than 300 people coming together to celebrate the successes of Tauranga's thriving and innovative businesses.

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The future is bright for Ōwhata

  • Date: 28 November 2022

Thanks to funding through Te Puni Kōkiri Whenua Māori Fund, Ōwhata 2B and Ōwhata 2B7 Trusts in Rotorua is future-proofing their land for generations to come.

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Restoring the mauri to ‘diseased’ whenua

  • Date: 24 October 2022

Thanks to funding from Te Puni Kōkiri Whenua Māori Fund, Paengaroa South 3 can finally look to restore the mauri to their whenua.

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Māori Emerging Leaders Programme

  • Date: 06 October 2022

Former Te Puni Kōkiri staff Leith Comer, Rachel Jones, and Mere Pohatu imparted their wisdom and experience onto a new group of public servants.

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