Ngāti Kurī trace their whakapapa (ancestry) back to Pōhurihanga, the captain of the waka (canoe) Kurahaupō.

[2] The rohe (tribal area) of the iwi is focused on the most northern tip of the North Island and includes the Kermadec Islands, Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands, Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua, Ninety Mile Beach, Parengarenga Harbour, Te Kao and Houhora.

Of the total population 15 years and over, 43.3% have never been a regular smoker, and 67.3% hold a formal qualification.

[1] Ngāti Kuri signed a Deed of Settlement, under the Treaty of Waitangi resettlement process, on 7 February 2014 at Waiora Marae in Ngataki.

[5] Ngāti Kuri members from Te Hāpua held a protest at the signing to express their opposition to the agreement.

[6] The settlement included $21 million in financial and commercial redress, and cultural redress providing recognition of the traditional, historical, cultural and spiritual associations of Ngāti Kuri with several key sites.