Ko Ngāti Pūkareao tētahi o ngā hapū o Ngāti Maru. Ko Ngāti Maru he iwi nui, nō Hauraki; ko Marutūahu, te tama a Hotunui, tō rātou tupuna. Kei Hauraki taua iwi e noho ana i Te Ika-a-Māui o Aotearoa. Ko Moehau rāua ko Te Aroha ngā maunga, ko Waihou te awa. Ko Tainui te waka.