Ngāti Hikairo ki Kāwhia is the iwi to which this website is dedicated.  We are an iwi of Tainui Waka origin and are associated with Kāwhia and Waipā in the King Country and Waikato regions.  The iwi authority is Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Hikairo. Ngāti Hikairo is a confederation of hapū which include the following:

Te Whānau Pani, Ngāti Te Mihinga, Ngāti Horotakere, Ngāti Pare, Ngāti Rāhui, Ngāti Purapura, Ngāti Wai, Te Matewai, Ngāti Parehinga, Ngāti Whatitiri, Ngāti Puhiawe, Ngāti Hineue, Ngāti Te Uru, Ngāti Pōkaia, Ngā Uri-a-Te Makaho, Ngāti Taiuru, Ngāti Waikaha, Ngāti Paretaiko, Ngāti Te Aroha, Ngāti Te Rahopupuwai (a section of this hapū)

These hapū in their own right affiliate with lands such as Kārewa, various areas in Kāwhia, Pākārikari, Ōpārau, Pirongia, Mangauika, Pukehoua,  Whatiwhatihoe, Mangatotara, Mangapakiaka, Aratokau, Te Au-o-Kiorenui, Ōkehu, Tikirahi, Mangarata, Mātakitaki, Tiongahemo, Mangakarā, Te Rore, Pukerimu, Pāterangi, Manga-o-Tama, Ngā Roto, Ōhaupō, Mangapiko, Waiari, Tauwhare, Kaipaka, Mangapōuri and many others.  

Veiw of Kawhia Moana from Tirohanga