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Āruka

Āruka marae is located below the Kāwhia harbour, 67 km west of Otorohanga, on the edge of Lake Taharoa and close to the west coast. The primary hapū for Āruka marae is Ngāti Mahuta of Waikato-Tainui.

The whare tupuna is Tahaaroa. The marae connects ancestrally to the Tainui waka, the awa Mitiwai, the moana Kāwhia and the maunga Orangiwhao.

Waikato - Maniapoto highlighted on a map of Aotearoa

Address

Āruka Marae Road Taharoa Waikato 3988
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Contact Type

Caretaker

Name

Lloyd Hepi
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Key information

Rōhe
Waikato-Tainui
Community Trust
Trust Waikato
Awa
Mitiwai
Maunga
Orangiwhao
Moana
Kawhia
Roto
Tahaaroa
Whare
Tahaaroa

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