Oparure (Te Waipatoto)

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New Zealand
38° 19' 10.9416" S, 175° 6' 41.5692" E
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Oparure marae, also known as Te Waipatoto, is located in 7 km north-west of Te Kūiti. The principal hapū associated with the marae is Ngāti Kinohaku.

The wharenui are Te Waipatoto and Waipatoto Tuarua and the wharekai is named Te Tuhi-o-te-ao-marama. Oparure connects ancestrally to the Tainui waka, the two maunga Pukehokio and Te Tuhi o Te Ao Marama, the awa Mangapu and the tribal collective of Ngāti Maniapoto.

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