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