Ngaati Hauaa / Kingmaker

Hauā is the eponymous ancestor of Ngāti Hauā. His father Koroki married Tumataura, daughter of Wairere, and had two sons, Hape through whom Ngāti Koroki Kahukura descend; and Hauā from whom Ngāti Hauā descends. Whilst Ngāti Koroki Kahukura remained in the Maungatautari area, Ngāti Hauā encompassed the lands and waters within the east and north of Maungatautari, in particular Tamahere, Tauwhare, parts of Hamilton City, Morrinsville up to Te Aroha across the Kaimai ranges into Matamata and Hinuera. 

The historical description of the Ngāti Hauā area of interest can generally be associated with the location of maunga. These maunga are Taupiri, Maungatautari and Te Aroha. The following tauparapara acknowledges our maunga and other iwi and hapū who straddle the boundaries of Ngāti Hauā. Namely Ngāti Hinerangi, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Wairere, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tamaterā and Ngāti Koroki Kahukura. It is generally accepted that Ngāti Hauā occupies the space in between the maunga.

 Ngāti Hauā kaumātua Eru Kaukau describes the historical geography of Ngāti Hauā in the following tauparapara: 

Titiro mai ngā kohatu o Ngāti Hauā Mai Te Aroha Maunga mai i te raki, tera Tamatera nga kaitiaki Titiro ki te rawhiti, Ngāti Maru tera Tona korero mai Te Aroha ki Katikati ki Ngā Kuri a Wharei ki tikirau Te Hauāuru mai Te Aroha ki Taupiri, tena a Ngāti Paoa me Wairere Titiro mai ki te tonga Te Aroha ki Wairere, tena a Ngāti Hauā e mihi mai nei Titiro ki Wairere ki Maungatautari Ka huri ahau ki te patetere ki Raukawa ki te Ihingarangi ki Ngāti Koroki nga kaitiaki tena o tena maunga Engari, titiro ki Maungatautari ki te raki ki Taupiri e ngunguru e mihi mai nei gāti Hauā i waenganui ko tona korero he piko, he taniwha te maunga o nga KiingiKo wai tou Atua" 

Look to the mountain rocks from te Aroha to the north. I see the hapu of Tamaterā tangata whenua, tangata kaitiaki. Look to the beginning of the sun to the east, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Pukenga from Te Aroha to Katikati as tangata whenua and kaitiaki, from the howling dogs of Te Arawa. Look from the west, from Te Aroha to Taupiri, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Wairere. Look to the south Te Aroha ki Wairere. Ngāti Hauā we greet you within. Look to the western side from Wairere to Maungatautari amongst our neighbours Te Arawa, Mataatua, Ngāti Raukawa Te Ihingarangi o Ngāti Koroki. 

(Ngaati Hauaa Iwi Trust: waipa council)