Te Arawa
Te Arawa is a confederation of iwi and hapu ( tribes and sub- tribes ) of Māori in the area of Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand with approximately 40,000 members. These tribes trace their lineage back to the arrival of their ancestors with the mythological Arawa canoe. The Te Arawa include the Ngati Whakaue, Ngati Rangiteaorere, Ngati Pikiao, Ngati Makino, Ngati Rangitihi, Ngati Rangiwewehi, Tapuika, Waitaha, Ngati Ngararanui, Ngati Rongomai, Ngati Tahu, Ngati Whaoa, Ngati Tarawhai, Ngati Te Roro o Te Rangi, Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara, Ngati Tura Ngati Te Ngakau, Ngati Uenukukopako and Tuhourangi Ngati Wahiao.
By their settlement area to the lakes around Rotorua many members were killed in the eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886.
The Confederacy decided that historical disputes to negotiate directly with the New Zealand Government and not to take the Waitangi Tribunal claim. These negotiations led to the settlement of the claims. One of the resulting contracts was signed in December 2004 and relates to the 14 lakes Rotoehu Lake, Lake Rotoma, Lake Rotoiti, Lake Rotorua, Lake Okataina, Lake Okareka, Lake Rerewhakaaitu, Lake Tarawera, Lake Rotomahana, Tikitapu Lake, Lake Ngahewa, Lake Tutaeinanga, Lake and Lake Okaro Ngapouri. Another Convention to the demands of a group of Iwi and Hapu of Te Arawa was signed on 30 September 2006. The government apologized to the Te Arawa for breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi and provided compensation to the value of 36 million New Zealand dollars, including up to 500 km ² of forest from crown land and 19 areas of particular importance, including the Whakarewarewa area. The Confederacy was thus one of the largest land owners of the North Island of New Zealand.