Ngāti Koata or Ngāti Kōata is a Māori iwi of New Zealand, originating on the west coast of Waikato, but now mainly at the northern tip of South Island.

Ngāti Koata
Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom
Rohe (region)Te Tau Ihu
Waka (canoe)Tainui
Websitewww.ngatikoata.com

Ngāti Koata whakapapa back to Koata who lived near Kāwhia in the 17th century. She had two sons, Kāwharu and Te Wehi (founder of Ngāti Te Wehi).[1] Te Totara pa on the south shore of Kāwhia was shared with Ngāti Toa in the early 19th century.[2] Following the musket wars, many of the iwi moved south to Kapiti Island and then Te Tau Ihu in the mid 1820s.[3]

Claims to land were considered by Parliament in 1929[4] and 1936.[5] The latter related to land at Wakapuaka and the role of Te Rauparaha.[6]

13 pa sites in the area of Raglan, Te Uku, Te Ākau, Ruapuke and Aotea have been associated with Ngāti Koata.[7]

The Ngāti Koata Trust was formed after signing the iwi's $11.76m.[8] The tribe's Deed of Settlement was signed at Whakatū Marae in Nelson on 20 December 2012.[9][10]

Ngāti Koata logo was designed and gifted to the iwi by Puhanga Tupaea.

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  1. ^ "Ngāti Koata Trust". ngatikoata.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Death of Te Uira, and its consequences". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ^ "NGĀTI KŌATA DEED OF SETTLEMENT" (PDF). 21 December 2012.
  4. ^ "NATIVE TRUST OFFICE. NATIVE RESERVES IN WELLINGTON AND NELSON UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE NATIVE TRUSTEE (REPORT ON). (Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1929-01-01)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  5. ^ "THE NATIVE PURPOSES ACT, 1934. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON PETITION No. 262 OF 1933, OF HARI WI KATENE AND OTHERS, PETITION No. 123 OF 1934, OF WAKA RAWIRI AND ANOTHER, AND PETITION No. 329 OF 1934-35, OF J. A. ELKINGTON AND OTHERS REGARDING WAKAPUAKA BLOCK. (Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1936-01-01)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  6. ^ "NATIVE LAND IN NELSON (Press, 1937-06-01)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Proposed District Plan". districtplan.waidc.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Deed of Settlement signed with Ngati Koata iwi". Radio New Zealand. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Te Tiriti | Ngāti Koata Trust". ngatikoata.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Contact Us | Ngāti Koata Trust". ngatikoata.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.