Rohe (region) Northland | Website www.uriohau.com | |
Te Uri-o-Hau is a Māori hapu (or sub tribe) of Ngāti Whātua. Its rohe (area) includes Dargaville, Maungaturoto, Mangawhai, Wellsford and the Kaipara Harbour.
Organisations
Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust represents the hapu following its Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the New Zealand Government under Te Uri o Hau Claims Settlement Act 2002. It also represents the hapu as an "iwi authority" during the resource consent process under the Resource Management Act 1991. It is a Tūhono organisation and a trust, and its governance board includes two represents from each of the four Ngā Mātua marae: Otamatea, Waikaretu, Oruawharo and Arapaoa. As of 2016, the trust chair was Russell Kemp, the executive officer was Deborah Harding, and the trust was based in Whangarei.
The hapu has interests in the territory of Northland Regional Council, Auckland Council and Kaipara District Council.