Whareponga
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Iwi
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Hapū
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Waka
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District
Te Tai Rawhiti
Whareponga marae is located 20 km east of Ruatōria and 45 km north of Tokomaru Bay, on the East Cape. Its primary hapū are Ngāi Tangihaere and Te Aitanga a Mate of Ngāti Porou.
The wharenui is named Materoa, the wharekai is Ngā Rongo Toa and the whare karakia is Hato Petera. There are two urupā: Ngā Koiwi and Taiporutu. The marae connects ancestrally to Horouta waka, the awa Hotohoto and the maunga Kokai.
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Address
1268 Whareponga Road
Whareponga Bay
Ruatōria
Gisborne
4081
Key information
- Rōhe
- Te Tairāwhiti
- Community Trust
- Eastern & Central Community Trust
- Awa
- Hotohoto
- Maunga
- Kokai
- Wharekai
- Ngā Rongo Toa
- Whare Karakia
- Hato Petera
- Whare
- Materoa
- Urupa
- Ngā Koiwi
