Ngāti Manawa

[1] Each has a marae (communal grounds) and wharenui (meeting house).

Te Runanga o Ngāti Manawa is a common law trust, which represents the tribe in a range of legal capacities.

It is administered by a chairperson, general manager and iwi registrar, and is based in Murupara.

[1][2] The trust governs the tribe's Treaty of Waitangi settlement under the Ngāti Manawa Claims Settlement Act of 2012, and its interests in the Central North Island Forests Iwi Collective Settlement under the Central North Island Forests Land Collective Settlement Act of 2008.

[1] The tribal area of Ngāti Manawa is within the territory of Whakatāne District Council.