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PART 1.3
1.3
MANIAPOTO ROHE
Geographically, the Maniapoto Environmental Management Plan covers the Maniapoto rohe, including the areas commonly known within Te Ao Māori as Te Rohe Pōtae and Te Nehenehenui. The Maniapoto rohe incorporates the eastern boundary along the Rangitotoo-Kahu and the Hurakia ranges; the western boundary with Aotea and Kāwhia harbours and extending 20 nautical miles out to sea; the northern boundary from Raukūmara to the Waipingao Stream; and the southern boundary of the Tūhua ranges. There are also shared boundaries with other Iwi along the Wharepūhunga, Hauhungaroa and Tūhua ranges. This map is indicative rather than definitive and provides a reference for the Board in its work. The rohe covers approximately 800,000 hectares. Within the rohe there are approximately 1,531 Māori land blocks, the remnants of the Maniapoto estate that collectively cover an area of approximately 80,000 hectares (10 per cent of the Maniapoto rohe).
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MANIAPOTO AND ITS MARAE, HAPŪ AND WHĀNAU
The Board was established to represent the people of Ngāti Maniapoto under the Māori Trust Boards Act 1955 and provides for regional management committees (RMCs) pursuant to the the Boards Act 1988. The Maniapoto rohe originally encompassed six RMCs and, in 2008, this Act was amended to allow for seven RMCs with each RMC representing clusters of marae. The purpose of the the Board is to provide and promote the health, social and economic welfare, education and vocational training and any other purpose determined by the Board for the benefit of Maniapoto descendants. The Board also has responsibilities under the Ngā Wai o Waipā River Act 2012 (Waipā River Act) relating to restoring the health and well-being of the Waipā River. For clarity, and for the purpose of this Plan, the Board and RMCs are also ‘Maniapoto.’ At the 2013 census, 35,358 people affiliated to Ngāti Maniapoto (Statistics NZ). Approximately one third of these people live within the Maniapoto rohe.