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Whitianga

Whitianga marae is located in Whitianga Bay, about 19 km south of Te Kaha. Its principal hapū is Te Whānau a Tutawake of Te Whānau a Apanui iwi.

The wharenui is called Tutawake, and the wharekai is Rangitetaetaea. The marae connects ancestrally to Mātaatua and Tauira-mai-tawhiti waka, the maunga Oariki, the moana Whitianga, and four awa: Motu, Okawhiti, Waihapokopoko and Waipapa.

Waiariki highlighted on a map of Aotearoa

Address

4754 State Highway 35 Whitianga Omāio Bay of Plenty 3199

Key information

Rōhe
Mātaatua
Community Trust
Eastern & Central Community Trust
Awa
Motu, Okawhiti
Maunga
Oariki
Wharekai
Rangitetaetaea
Moana
Whitianga
Whare
Tūtawake

Other marae in the rohe