Ngā Pūriri Pūmau o Te Waimate me Taiāmai

On 1 July 2026, Te Tari Whakatau and Te Puni Kōkiri endorsed the Ngā Pūriri Pūmau o Te Waimate me Taiāmai (Ngā Pūriri Pūmau) mandate strategy. The mandate strategy sets out the process by which the Ngā Pūriri Pūmau claimant community will decide whether to confer a mandate for Ngā Pūriri Pūmau to represent them in Treaty settlement negotiations with the Crown. 

Ngā Pūriri Pūmau are currently implementing their mandate strategy until October 2026, which includes holding information and voting hui.

On 14 July 2025, the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations confirmed Ngā Pūriri Pūmau o Te Waimate me Taiāmai as a hapū grouping comprising of Te Whiu-Wahineiti*, Ngāi Tawake ki te Tuawhenua, Ngare Hauata, Te Uri Taniwha, Ngāti Hineira, Ngāti Korohue, Te Whānau Whero – Te Ahuahu, Ngāti Rangi – Ngāwhā, Te Whānau Wai, Te Matarahurahu, Ngāti Mau and Ngā Kiriahi.

If you would like to discuss this matter with Ngā Pūriri Pūmau o Te Waimate me Taiāmai, email the Ngā Pūriri Pūmau Secretary.

*The “-“ in the names of hapū are indicative of location e.g., Ngāti Rangi at Ngāwhā. The exception is Te Whiu – Wahineiti, in which case the “-“ indicates that the two hapū are grouped together as one.

Learn more about the Ngā hapū o Ngāpuhi mandate process.

Supporting documents