Te Uri-o-Hau
Te Uri-o-Hau is a Māori hapū of Ngāti Whātua. Its rohe includes Dargaville, Maungaturoto, Mangawhai, Wellsford and the Kaipara Harbour.Hapū
- Ngāi Tāhuhu
- Ngāti Kaiwhare
- Ngāti Kauae
- Ngāti Kura
- Ngāti Mauku
- Ngāti Rangi
- Ngāti Tāhinga
- Te Uri o Hau
The hapū has a number of marae and wharenui:
- Naumai, Ngā Uri o te Kotahitanga, Ruawai
- Ngā Tai Whakarongorua, Ngā Tai Whakarongorua, Tinopai
- Ōruawharo, Kote Rangimārie, Wellsford
- Ōtamatea, Aotearoa, Whakapirau
- Ōtūrei, Rangimārie Te Aroha, Aratapu
- Parirau, Te Whare Mārama, Matakohe
- Rāwhitiroa, Rāwhitiroa, Tinopai
- Rīpia, No wharenui, Rīpia
- Te Kōwhai, Te Kōwhai, Matakohe
- Te Pounga, Te Pounga, Kaiwaka
- Waihaua Arapaoa, Kirihipi, Tinopai
- Waikāretu Pōuto, Waikāretu, Te Kōpuru
- Waiōhou, No wharenui, Tinopai
- Waiotea, No wharenui, Tinopai
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.Prominent members
