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Arowhenua

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  • Waka

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    Te Waipounamu

Arowhenua marae is located in Temuka, South Canterbury. It is situated near a historic Ngāi Tahu settlement in South Canterbury, Te Waiateruati, and the Arowhenua bush. 

The whare tūpuna is named Te Hapa o Niu Tireni. Arowhenua connects ancestrally to the waka Takitimu  and Araiteuru, the maunga Tarahaoa and the awa Waitaki and Opihi.

Te Waipounamu highlighted on a map of Aotearoa

Key information

Rōhe
Te Waipounamu
Whare
Te Hapa o Niu Tireni
Maunga
Tarahaoa
Awa
Opihi

Other marae in the rohe