,
Rotorua, in 1975. It is the home marae of the
Ngāti Whakaue subtribes Ngāti Tae-o-Tū and Ngāti Tūnohopū. Te Arawa iwi are descended from people who migrated to New Zealand on the
Arawa canoe. They settled in the
Bay of Plenty region, principally around the
Rotorua lakes. Many Te Arawa men fought for the colonial government in the
New Zealand Wars that took place in the North Island in the mid-19th century. Perhaps in part, for this reason, the iwi chose to negotiate directly with the
New Zealand Government over their historical grievances, bypassing the
Waitangi Tribunal. A series of negotiations has resulted in several settlements of their various claims, the largest of which involve the settlement relating to the 14 lakes, signed in December 2004, and the settlement for all the historical claims of a cluster of Te Arawa iwi and hapu signed on 30 September 2006. The Government apologised to Te Arawa for breaches of the
Treaty and paid $36 million in compensation, including up to 500 km² of Crown forest land, as well as 19 areas of special significance, including the Whakarewarewa Thermal Springs Reserve. On 18 December 2015 Te Arawa gained the right to vote in committee meetings of the Rotorua Lakes Council via an iwi partnership board, Te Tatau o Te Arawa.
Te Arawa FM is the radio station of Te Arawa iwi, including Ngāti Pikiao, Tūhourangi and Ngāti Whakaue. It was established in the early 1980s and became a charitable entity in November 1990. The station underwent a major transformation in 1993, becoming Whanau FM. One of the station's frequencies 99.1 was taken over by
Mai FM in 1998; the other became Pumanawa 89FM before later reverting to Te Arawa FM. It is available on in
Rotorua the 99.1 frequency is now broadcasting commercial station
The Heat 991 FM which started broadcasting 15 April 2015. ==Constituent iwi and hapu==