NgÃÂti Koata or NgÃÂti KÃ Âata is a MÃÂori iwi of New Zealand, originating on the west coast of Waikato, but now mainly at the northern tip of South Island.
NgÃÂti Koata whakapapa back to Koata who lived near KÃÂwhia in the 17th century. She had two sons, KÃÂwharu and Te Wehi (founder of NgÃÂti Te Wehi). Te Totara pa on the south shore of KÃÂwhia was shared with NgÃÂti Toa in the early 19th century. Following the musket wars, many of the iwi moved south to Kapiti Island and then Te Tau Ihu in the mid 1820s.
Claims to land were considered by Parliament in 1929 and 1936. The latter related to land at Wakapuaka and the role of Te Rauparaha.
13 pa sites in the area of Raglan, Te Uku, Te ÃÂkau, Ruapuke and Aotea have been associated with NgÃÂti Koata.
The NgÃÂti Koata Trust was formed after signing the iwi's $11.76m. The tribe's Deed of Settlement was signed at Whakatà « Marae in Nelson on 20 December 2012.
NgÃÂti Koata logo was designed and gifted to the iwi by Puhanga Tupaea.