Ngāti Pūkenga is a Māori iwi centred in Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Its rohe (tribal area) extends to Mayor Island / Tuhua and Waihi in the north, to the Kaimai Range in the west, south of Te Puke and to Maketu in the east, and it has tribal holdings in Whangarei, Hauraki and Maketu. The Tauranga Moana iwi group, consisting of Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngaiterangi and Ngāti Ranginui, maintain strong ties and consider Mauao (Mt Maunganui) sacred.