Waiohua was a confederation of tribes of the Tāmaki Makaurau region, who were united as a single unit by
Huakaiwaka (from which the name of the tribe,
The Waters of Hua, can be traced). Huakaiwaka lived and died at
Maungawhau / Mount Eden. The three main groups who Huakaiwaka merged were known as
Ngā Oho, based in
Papakura, Ngā Riki, based in
South Auckland with a rohe spanning from Papakura to
Ōtāhuhu, and Ngā Iwi, who settled from Ōtāhuhu to the North Shore. Around the year 1675,
Ngāti Maru of the
Marutūāhu collective sacked the Waiohua
pā located at
Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill, Maungawhau and
Maungarei / Mount Wellington. Around 1680, Ngāti Whātua warrior chief Kāwharu led war parties to attack and sack two Waiohua pā located at
Matukutūreia (McLaughlins Mountain) and
Matukutūruru (Wiri Mountain), in the western part of
Wiri,
South Auckland. Te Ikamaupoho, son of Te Huakaiwaka, begun to lead Te Waiohua in the late 17th century, and by early 1700s the confederation was the main influential force on the Auckland isthmus. It was the residence of most high chiefs in the confederation, and the location where many traditional rituals were undertaken. By this period, Ngāi Tāhuhu and
Te Kawerau ā Maki were considered allies to Waiohua, or hapū who were a part of the union. Te Taoū sacked Waiohua settlements such as Maungakiekie and Māngere. While taken hostage at
Rakino Island, Ihaka Takaanini died. Days after the announcement, the Crown began the
Invasion of the Waikato. After the invasion, much of the Waiohua tribes' land was confiscated, subdivided and sold to British immigrants. ==Descendant iwi and hapū and marae==