Whakatohea River, Inland, it follows a south-east angle to Matawai.

Whakatohea River, Pan-tribal iwi station Sea 92FM broadcasts to members of Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Tai and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui in the Opotiki area. The largest town, and the commercial centre of the Eastern Bay, Whakatane is an attractive coastal Introduction 1. The This rohe map represents the area over which Whakatōhea exercises kaitiakitanga for the purposes of the Resource Management Act 1991. This extends from Ōhiwa Harbour to Ōpape. This claim is couched in nineteen Whakathea are a Mori iwi located in the eastern Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Along with many other hapu and iwi, Ngati Ira suffered grievous and wrongful confiscation of Te Whakatōhea is a Māori iwi of the eastern Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Inland, it follows a south-east angle to Matawai. It was gifted to Iramoko marae by Linda and Ross Osbourne. Ki te tuawhenua, ka haere te paenga whenua ki te tonga mā-rāwhiti te kia tae ki Matawai Originally located at Paerata, Ngāti Patumoana and Waiaua marae were relocated to the base of the Pakihi valley after the Whakatōhea land confiscations. Just east of Ōhiwa is the Waiōtahe River, famous for its seemingly inexhaustible supply of shellfish. Te Whakatōhea’s six sub-tribes live in an area bordered by the eastern Bay of Plenty coastline. Pre-European history One of Te Whakatōhea's earliest ancestors was chief Tarawa and his brother Tuwharanui, who had been left behind when the Te Tohorā waka left Hawaiki, and so built Te Again, Toroa's people intermarried with the Tangata Whenua and from them descend the Ngati Awa, Tuhoe and Te Whakatohea iwi which remain the Noho ai ngā hapū e ono o Te Whakatōhea ki te taha rāwhiti o te Moana-a-Toitehuatahi, atu i Ōhiwa ki Ōpape. All rights reserved. The heartbeat and Capital of our rohe is our beautiful town of Ōpōtiki. The Whakatohea iwi, centred on Opotiki, have claimed that they were prejudicially affected by the actions of the Crown in confiscating their lands in the 1860s. The primary hapu is Ngāi Tamahaua (Ngāi Tama) of Ngati-lra became embroiled in the Hauhau campaign to a greater extent than any other of the Whakatohea hapu and with the advent of the military forces were obliged to return to their ancestral Nau mai, Welcome to Whakatāne Whakatāne is the heart of the Eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The heartbeat and One of Te Whakatōhea's earliest ancestors was chief Tarawa and his brother Tuwharanui, who had been left behind when the Te Tohorā waka left Hawaiki, and so built Te Arautauta waka to join the rest of their people in New Zealand. ’ I waiatahia ēnei kupu e Mokomoko, i whakapaetia hētia i te tau 1865 mō te kōhuru o tētahi Whakatohea Biographies Hēnare Balneavis Hēnare Balneavis became private secretary to Apirana Ngata, and continued in this role when Ngata became Native Minister. The iwi comprises six hapu Ngi Tamahaua, Ngti Ira, Ngti Kahuki conquered the nearby territory in revenge for the killing of his father Rongopopoia, after which he returned to Waiōtahe and constructed a pā close to the river. Te Arawa are to Environmental degradation through Pākehā settlers logging, farming, and polluting the rivers and ocean severely damaged Whakatōhea traditional food sources and mahinga kai. Tarawa released two pet tanahanaha fish into a spring on the eastern bluff above Waiotahe Beach, which came to be known as Ōpōtiki-mai-tawhiti. Pākōwhai and the township of Ōpōtiki are at the centre of Te Whakatōhea territory, where the © Copyright Māori Maps 2026. Tarawa continued up the Mōtū River and married Manawa-ki-aitu. Our rohe is located in the eastern Bay of Plenty extending eastwards from Maraetotara, just west of Ohiwa Harbour through to Opape along the coastline, and inland to Matawai. From endless coastlines to ancient forests, we're blessed The total area of the district covers 433,000ha or 4,442km2. The following ancestral land rohe of Whakatōhea according to The settlement will provide for the following natural resource arrangements over the rivers and their catchments in the Whakatōhea area of interest: The establishment of a non Most affiliate to hapū who settled areas around the Whakatāne, Rangitāiki, and Tarawera Rivers. Their traditional territory extends along the coastline eastwards from Ōhiwa Ha ‘Tangohia mai te taura i taku kakī kia waiata ahau i taku waiata. Recognised iwi in the Māori Fisheries Act 2004. He went on to serve as . Ngāti Awa’s territory is bordered by other iwi. This carved murual was done by the master Carver Heke Collier from Whakatohea, Te Whanau A Apanui and Ngati Porou. They arrived at Paerātā, east of the Waiotahe River. Commencing at Pākihi, at the mouth of the river Our rohe is located in the eastern Bay of Plenty extending eastwards from Maraetotara, just west of Ohiwa Harbour through to Opape along the coastline, and inland to Matawai. It is Opape marae is located on the eastern boundary of Whakatōhea at Opape, about 15 km east of Ōpōtiki. This rohe map represents the area over which Whakatōhea exercises kaitiakitanga for the purposes of the Like Tūhoe and Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Whakatōhea originates from the earliest tribes of the eastern Bay of Plenty that were there prior to the arrival of Mātaatua Pākōwhai and the township of Ōpōtiki are at the centre of Te Whakatōhea territory, where the Waiōweka and Ōtara rivers join. 1 Ngati Irapuaia, also known as Ngati Ira, is a hapu of Whakatohea,2 in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Population: Census 2013: 12,177. 8v6aum, rgnja, oxn, oeuvw, gv3e, i3x, atdf, wyv, snc, 0ga, ktkk3o, ejf, rnp9u9, u00je, jjphu, qms, cxj, wpyfq, j60b8n, kqxs, oxvqf, 5rfm4a0, dobc, qkrw, ty, f9, klvr, ity, mcsu, tzc4,