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New Zealand

8 nations list New Zealand among their present-day countries.

Present-day countries are listed by ISO 3166 names. Many nations live across more than one.

8 nations

  1. Moriori

    Lands Rēkohu and Rangihaute (the Chatham and Pitt Islands), Aotearoa New Zealand

    Moriori are the Indigenous people of Rēkohu and Rangihaute, the Chatham Islands, and are represented by the Hokotehi Moriori Trust.

    Source: Hokotehi Moriori Trust (opens in a new tab) Checked

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  2. Ngāi Tahu

    Also known as Kāi Tahu

    Lands Te Waipounamu (the South Island), Aotearoa New Zealand

    There are 18 Papatipu Rūnanga, local Ngāi Tahu councils, spread throughout Te Waipounamu, the South Island.

    Source: Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu (opens in a new tab) Checked

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  3. Ngāi Tūhoe

    Also known as Tūhoe

    Lands Te Urewera, in the eastern North Island, Aotearoa New Zealand

    A Treaty settlement signed in 2013 provided for Te Urewera, the Tūhoe homeland, to have its own law and a separate legal identity, governed by Tūhoe and Crown nominees.

    Source: Te Kāhui Whakatau (Treaty Settlements), New Zealand Government (opens in a new tab) Checked

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  4. Ngāti Porou

    Lands Te Tairāwhiti, the East Coast of the North Island, from Pōtikirua to Te Toka-a-Taiau, Aotearoa New Zealand

    The Ngāti Porou pepeha names Hikurangi as their mountain and Waiapu as their river.

    Source: Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou (opens in a new tab) Checked

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  5. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei

    Lands Central Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Aotearoa New Zealand

    Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei's shared affairs are looked after by their Trust and two subsidiaries: Whai Māia, the social arm, and Whai Rawa, the commercial arm.

    Source: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust (opens in a new tab) Checked

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  6. Te Arawa

    Lands Rotorua and the Rotorua lakes district, Bay of Plenty, Aotearoa New Zealand

    Rotorua was declared New Zealand's first bilingual district in 2017, and the council has since worked with Te Tatau o Te Arawa on changes like bilingual road signs.

    Source: Rotorua Lakes Council (opens in a new tab) Checked

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  7. Waikato-Tainui

    Also known as Waikato

    Lands The Waikato region of the North Island, Aotearoa New Zealand

    Waikato-Tainui describes itself as a growing tribe of over 90,000 people, voyagers and pioneers like their ancestors.

    Source: Waikato-Tainui (opens in a new tab) Checked

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  8. Whanganui Iwi

    Also known as Whanganui

    Lands The Whanganui River, from the mountains to the sea, North Island, Aotearoa New Zealand

    Since 2017, New Zealand law has recognised the Whanganui River, Te Awa Tupua, as a legal person, with a guardian office that acts as its human face.

    Source: OsloMet (Oslo Metropolitan University), River Rights project (opens in a new tab) Checked

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