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Oākura (Okorotua)

Oākura marae (also known as Okorotua) is located in Oākura, at the mouth of the Oākura River. Its principal hapū are Ngāti Tairi and Ngā Mahanga (or Ngā Mahanga a Tairi) of the Taranaki iwi.

The wharenui is named Moana Kaurai; it replaced another named Te Mata Pu-o-te-wheke-Oākura. The marae connects ancestrally to the waka Kurahaupo. 

Te Tai Hauāuru highlighted on a map of Aotearoa

Address

1104 South Rd - SH 45 Ōākura Taranaki 4314

Contact Type

Booking

Name

Cathryn Buttimore

Key information

Rōhe
Te Tai Hauāuru
Community Trust
TSB Community Trust
Awa
Oākura Matapu
Whare
Moana Kaurai

Contacts

Type
Secretary
Email
[email protected]
Name
Jacqui King
Type
Chairperson
Website
Taranaki Iwi - Ōākura Pā

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