Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri

Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri, also called Tūwharetoa-waewae-rakau, was a Māori ariki (chieftain) in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand and the eponymous ancestor of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi, who probably lived in the sixteenth century. During his life, he established control over a large section of the Bay of Plenty "Mai I Te Awa o Te Atua ki Putauaki. In his old age, his children and grandchildren invaded Taupō, which became the tuahu of the iwi's rohe.

This saying of the Iwi is still used in their kōrero: "Mai I Te Awa o Te Atua ki Tongariro, peka atu ki Tokorangi Te Paepae o Tuwharetoa ki te Tonga"

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