By the early 1860s Te Ua was part of a runanga (local board of management), which administered local government and also ensured that the boundary of the land that was covered by the mana of the Māori King was undisturbed.
In den frühen 1860ern war Te Ua Teil eines runanga (lokale Verwaltung), die neben der Lokalverwaltung auch sicherstellen sollte, dass die Grenzen des Landes, das unter dem Mana des Māori-Königs stand, unverletzt blieben.