Ngāti Maniapoto is an iwi (tribe) based in the Waikato-Waitomo region of New Zealand's North Island. It is part of the Tainui confederation, the members of which trace their whakapapa (genealogy) back to people who arrived in New Zealand on the waka (canoe) Tainui. The 2018 New Zealand census reports show an estimated population of 45,930 people who affiliated with Maniapoto, making it the 9th most-populous iwi in New Zealand.
Ngāti Ruanui is a Māori iwi traditionally based in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. In the 2006 census, 7,035 people claimed affiliation to the iwi. However, most members now live outside the traditional areas of the iwi.
Ngāti Huia is a hapū (subtribe) of the Ngāti Raukawa iwi of New Zealand. The leading chief of Ngāti Huia and Ngāti Raukawa in the 1820s to 1840s was Te Whatanui, who led part of Ngāti Raukawa from their traditional lands in the south Waikato to the Kāpiti Coast.
