Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa

Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa is home to Māori Anglicans across Aotearoa (New Zealand), and one of the three Tikanga (cultural streams) of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The first Māori Bishop was appointed in 1928, and the Pīhopatanga itself was established by General Synod as an autonomous body in 1978. According to the 2001 census there are approximately 75,000 Māori Anglicans in Aotearoa which makes it the largest Māori denomination. The Church is headed by the Most Reverend Donald Tamihere, the 6th person to hold the office of Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa. Succeeding the late Archbishop, The Most Reverend William Brown Turei.

Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa is made up of five pīhopatanga or regional bishoprics:

• Manawa o Te Wheke (lit. the heart of the octopus, i.e. north island central region)
• Tairāwhiti (lit. east coast)
• Tai Tokerau (lit. north coast)
• Upoko o Te Ika (lit. the head of the fish, i.e. the southern part of the north island; Wellington/Taranaki)
• Waipounamu (lit. south island)