NGATI WHARE

Ngāti Whare is an iwi (tribe) of the central North Island, whose customary rohe (territory) encompasses the pre-historic Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park... Ngāti Whare takes its name from the eponymous ancestor Wharepakau. Together with his nephew Tangiharuru (the progenitor of Ngāti Manawa) and their followers, Wharepakau conquered Te Marangaranga, the original inhabitants of the western Urewera/Kaingaroa area, some time in the early 1600s. Ngāti Whare and their close neighbours Ngāti Manawa have remained resident on these lands ever since... There are, however, a number of other Ngāti Whare entities, notably the Ngāti Whare Trust and Te Whaiti Nui a Toi Trust, which serve more specific purposes and beneficiaries. The Ngāti Whare marae are also run through their own marae committee.