Te Kawerau ā Maki

Te Kawerau ā Maki
Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom
Rohe (region)Mostly within Auckland Region
Waka (canoe)Tainui, Aotea, Tokomaru, Kahuitara, Kurahaupō
Population251 registered adults (June 2017)
Websitewww.tekawerau.iwi.nz

Te Kawerau ā Maki, Te Kawerau a Maki, or Te Kawerau-a-Maki is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the Auckland Region of New Zealand. Predominantly based in West Auckland (Hikurangi also known as Waitākere), it had 251 registered adult members as of June 2017. The iwi holds land for a new marae and papakāinga at Te Henga (Bethells Beach) that was returned in 2018; and land for a secondary marae at Te Onekiritea (Hobsonville Point) that was returned in 2015. It has no wharenui (meeting house) yet.

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