Māori Profile

In 2013 a total of 163,920 people in Tāmaki Makaurau identified as being of Māori decent and by 2036, the Māori population in Tāmaki Makaurau is projected to reach over 200,000. In June 2024, this data will be updated with the data from the recent 2023 census.

The Tāmaki Makaurau region, as it relates to the operations of Auckland Council, extends from Te Hana in the north to Waiuku in the south and includes the islands in the Hauraki Gulf. The Auckland Council boundary is an overlay over traditional tribal boundaries.

Key Statistics

  • houkura employment statistics
  • houkura employment statistics
  • houkura population statistics
  • houkura population statistics
  • houkura population statistics
  • houkura population statistics

Mana Whenua

Mana Whenua are Māori with ancestral relationships in certain areas in Tāmaki Makaurau where they exercise customary authority. The tribe's history and legends are based in the lands they have occupied over generations and the land provides the sustenance for the people and to provide hospitality for guests. Auckland Council recognises 19 tribal authorities as representing mana whenua interests in Auckland.

There are over 70 marae in the Tāmaki Makaurau region.

Marae are institutions vital to Māori culture. They are used for tangihanga, hui, and wānanga as well as civic events, welcoming visiting dignitaries, celebrations and commemorations, legal and state hearings, and tourism. Iwi and hapū have well-established marae on their lands within the region while other marae are built in schools, tertiary education institutions, a naval base, and local communities.

Mātāwaka

Mātāwaka are Māori living in the Auckland region who are not in a Mana Whenua group. There are many mātāwaka groups within the Tāmaki Makaurau region including Urban Authorities which were established to represent multiple tribes who migrated to Auckland.

The 1980’s saw an influx of Māori from many regions around the country and as a result, two Urban Authorities have been established to represent their interests in Tāmaki Makaurau. There are also other organisations which provide services to mainly Māori clientele, e.g Māori Health Organisations, Education, Sport and Recreation etc.

URBAN AUTHORITIES

Tribal Groups and Authorites

  • Ngāti Wai | Ngāti Wai Trust Board

    Ngāti Manuhiri | Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust

    Ngāti Rehua Ngāti Rehua – Ngāti Wai ki Aotea Trust

  • Ngāti Whātua | Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua (regional body)

    Te Uri o Hau | Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust

    Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara | Ngā Maunga Whakahii o Kaipara Trust

    Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei | Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust

  • Te Kawerau a Maki | Te Kawerau Iwi Tribal Authority

    Ngāti Tamaoho | Ngāti Tamaoho Trust

    Te Akitai Waiohua | Te Akitai Waiohua Iwi Authority

    Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua | Te Ara Rangatū o Te Iwi o Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua

    Te Ahiwaru | Makaurau Marae Trustees

    Ngai Tai ki Tāmaki | Ngai Tai Ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust

  • Ngāti Paoa | Ngāti Paoa Trust

    Ngāti Whanaunga | Ngāti Whanaunga Incorporated

    Ngāti Maru | Ngāti Maru Rūnanga Incorporated

    Ngāti Tamaterā | Ngāti Tamaterā Settlement Trust

    Te Patukirikiri | Te Patukirikiri Incorporated

  • Waikato-Tainui | Te Whakakitenga o Waikato Incorporated