Whanganui Māori


Whanganui Māori are the Māori iwi and hapū of the Whanganui River area of New Zealand. They are also known as Ngāti Hau.

History

One group of Whanganui Māori, Whanganui Iwi, includes Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi and other hapū who signed the Ruruku Whakatupua Treaty of Waitangi settlement in 2015.
On 29 January 2026, the New Zealand Parliament passed legislation formalising the New Zealand Crown's Treaty of Waitangi settlement with Ngāti Hāua. The settlement package included NZ$19 million worth of financial redress, the return of 64 culturally-significant sites and posthumous pardons for Mātene Rita Te Whareaitu and Te Rangiātea.

Community

Awa FM is the radio station of Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Hāua and Ngāti Hauiti. It began as Te Reo Irirangi O Whanganui 100FM on 17 June 1991. Between July 1992 and June 1993 it also operated a separate station in Ohakune, known as Te Reo Irirangi Ki Ruapehu or Nga Iwi FM, combining local programmes with shows from 100FM. It is available on in Whanganui, in Ruapehu, and in Taumarunui.

Notable people