Ngāti Pukenga-Tauranga Kainga are a Māori people sharing a common ancestry. They are the traditional custodians of this rohe which is in Te Ika-a-Māui, though this may not represent the complete extent of their mana whenua, or traditional land. He iwi Māori a Ngāti Pukenga-Tauranga Kainga. Ko rātou tētahi o ngā iwi/hapū o te rohe nei, ahakoa he nui ake ō rātou whenua i ngā wā o mua.