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

Other marae in the rohe