Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui is a

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(tribe) in the upper South Island of New Zealand. Its

rohe The Māori people of New Zealand use the word ''rohe'' to describe the territory or boundaries of '' iwi'' (tribes), although some divide their rohe into several ''takiwā''. The areas shown on the map (right) are indicative only, and some iw ...

(tribal area) extends from

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and

Marlborough Sounds The Marlborough Sounds are an extensive network of sea-drowned valleys at the northern end of the South Island of New Zealand. The Marlborough Sounds were created by a combination of land subsidence and rising sea levels. According to Māori ...

at the top of the South Island to Cape Campbell, St Arnaud and Westport.

Marae and wharenui

There are four marae and wharenui associated with Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui: * Onetahua Kōkiri Marae (Te Ao Marama wharenui), Takaka * Te Āwhina marae (Turangāpeke wharenui), Motueka * Waikawa marae (Arapaoa wharenui), Picton * Whakatū marae (Kākāti), Nelson

Governance

Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui Trust is recognised by the New Zealand Government as the governance entity of the iwi, following its

Treaty of Waitangi The Treaty of Waitangi ( mi, Te Tiriti o Waitangi) is a document of central importance to the History of New Zealand, history, to the political constitution of the state, and to the national mythos of New Zealand. It has played a major role in ...

settlement with the Crown under the Ngāti Kōata, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu, and Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui Claims Settlement Act 2014. The trust is a mandated iwi organisation in the Māori Fisheries Act, an iwi aquaculture organisation under the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act, a Tūhono organisation, and an "iwi authority" for the purposes of the Resource Management Act. Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui Trust is a charitable trust, governed by four trustees from Marlborough and four trustees from

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and

Motueka Motueka is a town in the South Island of New Zealand, close to the mouth of the Motueka River on the western shore of Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere. It is the second largest in the Tasman Region, with a population of as of The surrounding ...

. As of 2016, the chairperson of the trust is Glenice Paine, the general manager is Richardt Prosch, and the trust is based at Waikawa at Picton. The iwi has interests in the territories of

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and

Marlborough District Council Marlborough District Council ( mi, Te Tauihu-o-te-waka) is the unitary local authority for the Marlborough District of New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of tw ...

Notable people

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, rugby league player

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Marae and wharenui

Governance

Notable people

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