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This is a list of marae (Māori meeting grounds) in the Waikato region of New Zealand. [1] [2] In October 2020, the Government committed $13,896,659 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade 53 marae in the region, with the intention of creating 363 jobs. [3]
Waotu or Te Waotu is a rural community in the South Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. [1] The area includes a landscape of rolling dairy farms on the site of a former ancient forest. [2] Some native bush remains, including the first privately natural feature in New Zealand protected by covenant. [3]
A marae at Kaitotehe, near Taupiri mountain, Waikato district, 1844.It was associated with Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, a chief who became the first Māori king.. In Māori society, the marae is a place where the culture can be celebrated, where the Māori language can be spoken, where intertribal obligations can be met, where customs can be explored and debated, where family occasions such as ...
Tūrangawaewae (Māori: [tʉːɾaŋawaewae]) is a marae and a royal residence in Ngāruawāhia, Waikato, New Zealand. It is the official residence of the Māori monarch and the administrative headquarters of the Kīngitanga movement. Of its numerous buildings, the two principal ones are the Māhinārangi meeting house, and Tūrongo House, which ...
Waihāhā is a village and rural community in the Taupō District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. [ 1 ] The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "noisy water" for Waihāhā .
Taniwha Marae. Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Naho and Ngāti Pou are associated with marae in the area. [9] [non-tertiary source needed]There are two marae in the area, affiliated with the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Tai, Ngāti Kuiaarangi, Ngāti Mahuta and Ngāti Whāwhākia: the Ōkarea Marae and Pokaiwhenua meeting house, and the Taniwha Marae and Me Whakatupu ki te Hua o te Rengarenga meeting house.
The local Tauhei Marae and its Māramatutahi meeting ground are a traditional meeting place of the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Makirangi and Ngāti Wairere. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] In October 2020, the Government committed $95,664 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the Tauhei Marae, creating an estimated 7 jobs.
The local marae, Matahuru Papakainga, is a traditional meeting ground for the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Makirangi, Ngāti Mahuta and Ngāti Naho, and the Ngāpuhi hapū of Ngāti Hine. [4] [5] In October 2020, the Government committed $2,584,751 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and 7 other Waikato Tainui marae, creating ...