list of maori iwi

The following is a list of the Maori iwi of New Zealand. This list has been adapted from the list on the Maori Wikipedia. Many of the iwi names are frequently spelt with macrons over some letters - they have been omitted here to make it easier to link to articles - please check with the list from Maori Wikipedia for macron usage. Alternative names for some iwi are given in brackets:

Te iwi

Name ("United Tribes" number)>

Rohe (Location)	Waka (canoe)		People (2001)
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Ati Awa (19) - or Te Ati Awa	Taranaki
Kai Tahu - or Ngai Tahu	South Island
Kati Mamoe - or "Ngati Mamoe"	South Island
Moriori (21)	Chatham Islands		585
Muaupoko (31)	Kapiti Coast		1,836
Nga Rauru (23) - or Ngati Rauru	Taranaki		3,090
Nga Ruahine (21)	Taranaki		3,228
Nga Ruanui	Taranaki
Nga Tai (53) - or Ngai Tai or Ngati Tai	Opotiki
Ngai Tahu	South Island		39,180
Ngai Tai - or Nga Tai or Ngati Tai		2,022
Ngai Takoto	Northland		489
Ngai Tamanuhiri - or Ngati Tamanuhiri		1,173
Ngai te Rangi	Matakana Island		9,561
Ngapuhi (4)	Hokianga-Whangarei		102,981
Ngapuhi ki Whaingaroa-Ngati Kahu ki Whaingaroa	Northland		1,965
Ngarauru	Manawatu
Ngaruanui (22)	Taranaki
Ngaterangi (49)	Tauranga
"Ngati Akarana"	Auckland		5,892
Ngati Apa (29)	Manawatu/South Island		3,021
Ngati Awa (50)	Kawerau-Bay of Plenty		13,044
Ngati Hako	Hauraki Gulf		924 m
Ngati Hau	Manawatu
Ngati Haua (26)	Waikato		?6,400
Ngati Hauiti	Wanganui		1,002
Ngati Hei	Hauraki Gulf		363
Ngati Huia (15)	Waikato
Ngati Kahu (2)	Northland		6,957
Ngati Kahungunu (34, 36, 37)	Hawke's Bay-Wairarapa		51,552
Ngati Koata	South Island		765
Ngati Kuia	South Island		1,224
Ngati Kuri	Northland		4,647
Ngati Mahuta (7, 14)	Great Barrier Island
Ngati Mamoe	South Island		2,262
Ngati Manawa		1,542
Ngati Maniapoto (17)	King Country/Waikato		27,168
Ngati Maru (12, 24)	Te Aroha/Taranaki		?4,700
Ngati Mutunga (18)	Taranaki/Chatham Islands		2,652
Ngati Paoa (10)	Hauraki Gulf		2,397
Ngati Pikiao (Te Arawa)	Rotorua		5,022
"Ngati Poneke"	Wellington
Ngati Porou (39)	East Cape		61,701
Ngati Pukenga		1,137
Ngati Pukenga ki Waiau	Hauraki Gulf		273
Ngati Rahiri Tumutumu	Hauraki Gulf		93
Ngati Ranginui (48)	Tauranga		6,120
Ngati Rangiteaorere (Te Arawa)		177
Ngati Rangitihi (Te Arawa)		1,041
Ngati Rangiwewehi (Te Arawa)		1,551
Ngati Rarua	South Island		699
Ngati Raukawa (16, 28)	Waikato-Taihape		?24,000
Ngati Rauru - or Nga Rauru	Taranaki
Ngati Ruanui	Wanganui		5,286
Ngati Ruapani (42, 45)	East Cape
Ngati Tahu (Te Arawa)		1,209
Ngati Tai (9) - or Nga Tai or Ngai Tai	Hauraki Gulf		177
Ngati Tama (25)	King Country/South Island		1,764
Ngati Tamanuhiri (38) - or Ngai Tamanuhiri	Mahia Peninsula
Ngati Tamatera (13)	Coromandel Peninsula		1,866
Ngati Tara Tokanui	Hauraki Gulf		330
Ngati Te Ata	Manukau Harbour
Ngati Toa/Ngati Toarangatira (32)	Porirua		4,491
Ngati Tutekohe (41)	East Cape
Ngati Tuwharetoa (46)	Taupo		29,301
Ngati Wai	Northland		3,966
Ngati Whakaue		5,061
Ngati Whanaunga (11)	Waihi		399
Ngati Whare		690
Ngati Whatua (5, 6)	Kaipara Harbour		12,105
Pakakohi	Taranaki		408
Patukirikiri	Hauraki Gulf		60
Poutini	West Coast
Rangitane (30, 35)	Northern South Island		4,401
Rongo Whakaata (44)	Northern Hawkes Bay		3,612
Rongomaiwahine (Mahia)		2,322
Tangahoe	Taranaki		261
Tapuika (Te Arawa)		1,050
Taranaki (20)	Taranaki		5,940
Tarawhai (Te Arawa)		114
Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti (40)	East Cape
Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki (43)	Wairoa		4,365
Te Arawa (47)	Rotorua
Te Ati Hau Nui-A-Paparangi (27)		8,820
Te Atiawa (33)	Taranaki-South Island		17,445
Te Aupouri (1)		7,848
Te Kawerau	Northland		228
Te Rarawa (3)	Hokianga		11,526
Te Roroa	Northland		966
Te Uri-o Hau		732
Tuhoe (51)	Urewera		29,259
Tuhourangi (Te Arawa)		1,617
Uenuku-Kopako (Te Arawa)		174
Waikato	Waikato		35,781
Waitaha (Te Arawa)		?1,800
Whakatohea (52)	Opotiki		9,948
Whanau-a-Apanui (54)	East Cape		9,951

Location map

To the right is a map showing the location of the iwi rohe.

List Of Maori Iwi

Te iwi

Location map

External links

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