Ngati Whatua Orakei Whai Rawa

Ngati Whatua Orakei are one of the hapu from the wider Ngati Whatua iwi. We have approximately 5,000 hapu members throughout Aotearoa and around the world. Located in and around the Tamaki isthmus, in the largest city in Aotearoa, we hold firm to our history, culture, identity and language. Occupation of Ngati Whatua in Tamaki Makaurau began in the 17th Century under the leadership of our rangatira Tuperiri. As such, every member of Ngati Whatua Orakei can trace their whakapapa to Tuperiri and are descended from the 3 hapu: Te Taou, Ngaoho and Te Uringutu, collectively referred to as Ngati Whatua Orakei. The role of Whai Rawa is to protect and grow the asset base of Ngati Whatua Orakei to provide a strong financial foundation for the future of our hapu. Ngati Whatua Orakei has acquired significant landholdings in the Tamaki Isthmus (over 160 hectares). While some of these properties are purely cultural in nature (such as Takaparawhau and Pourewa), the vast majority provide the ha...