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Māori tribe in New Zealand
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō has two hapū with affiliated marae:
Pūaha Te Rangi (Te Taha o Te Awa marae and Te Taha o te Awa wharenui, Westport)
Tarakaipa (Ōmaka marae and Te Aroha o te Waipounamu wharenui, Blenheim)
Governance
Ngāti Apa ki Te Rā Tō Charitable Trust is the mandated iwi organisation under the Māori Fisheries Act, the iwi aquaculture organisation under the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act, is a Tūhono organisation, and is an "iwi authority" under the Resource Management Act 1991. Ngāti Apa ki Te Rā Tō Trust is recognised by the New Zealand Government as the Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō governance entity, following its settlement with the Crown under the Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Kuia, and Rangitāne o Wairau Claims Settlement Act 2014. It also represents Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō as an iwi authority under the Resource Management Act. The trust is a common law trust governed by six trustees. Both trusts are governed by six trustees: three from Pūaha Te Rangi hapū and three from Tarakaipa hapū.
As of 2021, the trust chairperson is Hinemoa Conner, the General Manager is Simon Karipa, and the trust is primarily based in Blenheim and has a second office in Nelson.