The Ngāti Kere hapū have exercised our mana in the rohe of Pōrangahau as Ngāti Kere since the 1700s. Our tipuna have lived and exercised mana on the land for 25 generations or more with descent through earlier resident iwi groups such as Ngāti Ira, Ngai Tahu, Rangitāne, Ngai Tara and Te Tini-o-Toi.
Ngāti Kere members have recognised the need to further develop and coordinate hapū activities that occur 'outside the marae' with an emphasis on: