Kua hanga tenei ipurangi hei karere whakamohio atu mo nga mema o to tatou hapu; me kii, ko nga whakahaeretanga o nga take whenua, ko nga panui-a-whanau, a-hapu, ko nga purakau o to tatou rohe, aa, ko etahi korero ta tena, ta tena ahakoa te kaupapa! Ko te tumanako, ka rango o tatou taringa, o tatou tinana ki nga painga no roto.

Ina he angitu no roto i to whanau ake, tera pea ko nga hakinakina, ko nga whiwhinga tohu, ko nga angitu matauranga, tohatoha mai ki te hapu. Ma tatou ano e whakanuia! Mehemea, he whakaahua, he karere ano kei a koutou, tohatoha mai, whakapaoho mai!

Tirohia ki te wharangi "Contact Us" mo te tangata hei whakapaa atu.

Welcome to the website of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tūmapūhia-ā-Rangi ki Wairarapa

This website has been established to provide an information source for all our hapu members, with regular updates on the claim process, news, stories, upcoming events and other relevant information. We trust that this information will be beneficial for all.

We would very much appreciate you sharing any successes, stories, photos or news with us - so we may share it with the wider hapu group. Please see the 'Contact Us' page for contact details.

"Kia hokowhitu Tumapuhia, putiki makawe tahi, heru tu rae anake"

"The warriors of Tumapuhia, they are all adorned with the single topknot and the comb on the forehead"

This claim covers the traditional rohe of Ngai Tumapuhia a Rangi, which is located on the Eastern shores of the district of Wairarapa and extends inland to the Maungaraki Range and South to the Awhea River. “Mai i Whareama ki Taueru, whiti atu ki te Taumata o te Hangatu, ahu atu ki te Karaka o Waimatua ki Wainuioru, ahu atu ki te Karaka o Waimatua ki Te Awhea rere atu ki Hawerawera ki te ngutu awa o TeAwhea, rere atu ma te takutai ki Whareama.”

Tumapuhia Land Blocks Click here for a more detailed map (PDF file)