Kawiu

Iwi

Muaūpoko
Hapū
Hapū

Ngāi Te Ao

Ngarue

Ngāti Hine (Muaūpoko)

Ngāti Pariri

Ngāti Tamarangi

Ngāti Whanokirangi

Punahau
Waka

Kurahaupō
District

Te Tai Hauāuru

Kawiu marae is located on the northern outskirts of Levin. Numerous hapū affiliate with this marae, including Ngāi Te Ao, Ngarue, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Pariri, Ngāti Tamarangi, Ngāti Whanokirangi and Punahau of the Muaūpoko confederation.

The whare tupuna is named Te Huia o Raukura, and the two wharekai are Rangimarie and Takeretanga. The marae connects ancestrally to the waka Kurahaupō, the maunga Tararua, the awa Hokio and the roto Punahau.