7.2 Relationships with Māori
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Mana whenua are Māori with ancestral relationships in certain areas in Tāmaki Makaurau where they exercise customary authority.
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Auckland Council recognises 19 mana whenua groups within Tāmaki Makaurau:
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Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki
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Ngāti Manuhiri
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Ngāti Maru
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Ngāti Paoa
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Ngāti Rehua
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Ngāti Tamaoho
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Ngāti Tamaterā
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Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua
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Ngāti Wai
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Ngāti Whanaunga
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Ngāti Whātua Ngā Rima o Kaipara
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Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei
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Patukirikiri
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Waikato-Tainui
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Te Ākitai
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Te Ahiwaru
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Te Kawerau a Maki
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Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua
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Te Uri o Hau.
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Mataawaka are Māori living in Tāmaki Makaurau (the Auckland region) who do not form part of a mana whenua group, and whose ancestral links lie outside of Tāmaki Makaurau.