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Pāpāwai

Pāpāwai marae is located about 30 km southwest of Masterton, just outside Greytown off State Highway 2. Its principal hapū include Pāteika, Ngāti Kauihi, Ngāti Kahukura-āwhitia, Ngāti Muretū and Ngāti Moe. Ngati Moe is named after an ancestress called Moe-te-ao, who was Ngāi Tara and Rangitāne.

The whare tipuna is named Hikurangi, and was part of the complex that was once home to Te Kotahitanga o Te Paremata Māori – the Māori Parliament. The original Hikurangi, erected in 1885, was 40 m long by 20 m wide. The wharekai is named Te Waipounamu, and the urupā is Rangiurunga. The marae connects ancestrally to the waka Takitimu, the maunga Tararua and the awa Ruamahanga.  

Link to information on Matau - Fish hook on the Auckland War Memorial Museum site

Takitimu highlighted on a map of Aotearoa

Address

18 Pah Road Papawai Wellington 5794

Contact Type

General

Name

Pāpāwai

Website

Pāpāwai Marae

Key information

Rōhe
Takitimu
Community Trust
Eastern & Central Community Trust
Awa
Ruamahanga
Maunga
Tararua
Wharekai
Te Waipounamu
Whare
Hikurangi
Urupa
Rangiurunga

Other marae in the rohe