There are many marae (area in front of a wharenui) in the Ngāti Maniapoto area, one of the notable ones being Te Tokanga Nui A Noho at Te Kuiti (the narrowing) in
King Country. This whare was given to Ngāti Maniapoto by
Te Kooti, a Rongowhakaata guerilla fighter who lived in the region for the period while on the run from
colonial forces which undertook searches for him during the
New Zealand Wars. Of equal significance but less publicly known is
Tiroa Pā where the last
Io whare wānanga (traditional study centre) was held in a specially crafted
whare called Te Whetu Marama o Hinawa at Te Miringa Te Kakara. The other whare wānanga was near present-day Piopio and was called Kahuwera. It stood on the hill of the same name and commanded a panoramic view of the Mokau River valley across the Maraetaua block. • Ngāti Rora • Ngāti Hinewai • Ngāti Taiawa or Taewa • Ngāti Kaputuhi •
Ngāti Kinohaku • Ngāti Ngutu • Ngāti Mokau • Ngāti Hikairo • Ngāti Apakura • Ngāti Matakore • Ngāti Raukawa • Ngāti Utu •
Ngāti Urunumia •
Ngāti Paretekawa • Ngāti Parewaeono • Ngāti Waiora • Ngāti Hari • Ngāti Uekaha • Ngāti Rangatahi • Ngāti Peehi
Ngāti Te Kanawa Ngāti Te Kanawa is an iwi based in
Taumarunui and one of the forty main
hapū of the Ngāti Maniapoto confederation, which came into existence around 1860. They trace their
whakapapa to the tupuna (ancestor)
Te Kanawa, who was the great-great-great grandson of the tupuna Maniapoto and comes off Uruhina (child of Rungaterangi and Pareraukawa). The families who carry the name Te Kanawa today have a direct male blood line
whakapapa to the tupuna Te Kanawa, also known as Te Kanawa Pango. ==Notable people==