Te Wai-o-Hua Tangata Whenua o Manukau

Te Wai-o-Hua, was the first tribe to live in the Auckland Isthmus (Taamaki) and around the Manukau Harbour. Sub-tribes who descended from this tribe settled around the shores of the Manukau Harbour (and Manukau City). These descendents are:

• Wai-o-Hua Te Ahiwaru
• Wai-o-Hua Te Akitai
• Ngaati Te Ata
• Ngaati Tamoho

Those who settled on the Eastern shores of Manukau City are:

• Ngai Tai ki Umupuia
• Ngai Tai ki Taamaki
• Ngaati Tai
• Ngaati Paoa

• Ngati Whatua (originally from Kaipara)

Subtribes of the above tribe include:

• Te Uri O Hau hapu of the Ngati Whatua (unofficial site)

Canoe Lists:

A comprehensive list of Moriori and Maori tribal canoe emigration from Hawa'iki may be found at GENEoNZ - NZ & Maori Genealogy.