E whakaatu ana te whakaahua nei i ngā tohu o te whanga o Tauranga. Kei roto i te pepeha a ngā iwi e whakaaturia ana tō rātou nā  tuakiritanga: Ko Mauao te Maunga, ko Tauranga te Moana, ko Ngāi Te Rangi, ko Ngāti Ranginui, ko Ngāti Pūkenga Ngā Iwi.'