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Te Ruakopiha

Te Ruakopiha marae is located at the northern end of Mōtītī Island.

The whare tipuna is named Tamateakitehuatahi, after the son of Wairaka and grandson of Toroa. The wharekai is Hinewai. Te Ruakopiha marae connects ancestrally to the Mataatua waka and to Te Hapū, the eponymous ancestor of the hapū of Te Patuwai and Ngati Maumoana and the ancient hapū Ngāi Te Hapū, Ngāti Takahanga, Ngāti Kauwaewera, Ngāti Pau, Ngāti Ruaroa, Ngāti Te Ahoaho and Ngāti Te Urumahora. Near the marae stands the whare karakia named Taumata Ataahua, which was built in 1885 on the land named Karioi.

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Address

Mōtītī Island Bay of Plenty
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Contact Type

Chairperson

Name

Patrick Young
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Key information

Rōhe
Mātaatua
Community Trust
Bay Trust
Wharekai
Hinewai
Whare Karakia
Taumata Ataahua
Whare
Tamateakitehuatahi

Contacts

Name
Eddie Matehaere
Type
Secretary
Name
Ngarongaro Wikeepa (Treasurer)
Type
Member

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