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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]
The Waikato Tainui tribal administration (or iwi authority) is the "Waikato Raupatu Trustee Company Ltd", which replaced the "Tainui Māori Trust Board", and is situated at Hopuhopu, Ngāruawāhia. The Waikato Tainui iwi comprises 33 hapū (sub-tribes) and 65 marae (family groupings). There are over 52,000 tribal members who affiliate to ...
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 ...
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. [31]
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.
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 .
Parawera has two marae: The main village is centred around Pārāwera Marae and Tāne-i-rangi-kapua meeting house, [2] a tribal meeting place of the Ngāti Raukawa hapū of Ngāti Ruru, Waenganui and Werokoko, and the Waikato Tainui hapū iof Ngāti Ruru and Ngāti Werokoko.