Story: Tāmaki tribes

The six Auckland tribes

This map shows the modern locations of the six tribes of the wider Auckland region.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Tāmaki tribes – Tāmaki tribes today, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/1039/the-six-auckland-tribes (accessed 19 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 4 March 2009, updated 22 March 2017.

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Joe Cunningham
15 June 2017

Kia ora, my name is Joe Cunningham and I work at Saint Kentigern College in East Auckland (130 Pakuranga Rd, Pakuranga, Auckland 2010). I was hoping to find out which Iwi we are affiliated with. Any help would be much appreciated. Nga mihi Joe