[5] It is both an independent iwi and a hapū (sub-tribe) of the larger Ngāti Whātua iwi, alongside Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei, Te Roroa and Te Taoū.

[6] Its rohe (tribal area) includes Dargaville, Maungaturoto, Mangawhai, Kaiwaka and Wellsford.

[9] Former iwi leader Russell Kemp died in 2018 at the age of 71.

[10][11][12] Te Uri-o-Hau is further divided into the following hapū (sub-tribes): The iwi has the following marae (meeting places) and wharenui (meeting houses): Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust represents the iwi following its Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the New Zealand Government under Te Uri o Hau Claims Settlement Act 2002.

It is a Tūhono organisation and a trust, and its governance board includes two represents from each of the four Ngā Mātua marae: Otamatea, Waikaretu, Oruawharo and Arapaoa.