Nga Hapū Karanga represent a number of hapū within the claims area that have historical associations with that marae/hapū through whakapapa (ancestry) and whenua (land) links.
There are nine hapū karanga groupings which make up the Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua claimant community: Ngati Hinewaka, Pāpāwai Marae, Wairarapa Moana, Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae, Ngāi Tūmapūhia-ā-Rangi, Te Hika a Pāpāuma ki Whakataki Marae, Te Ore Ore Marae, Akura and Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua.
The Trust’s membership is based on this hapū karanga structure with each of the nine hapū karanga entitled to elect two representatives, i.e. one Trustee and one Alternate to fill in if a Trustee is absent.
Tāmaki nui-a-Rua is the exception, two Trustees and two Alternates have been elected, based on the size of the region and the number of marae they represent.
