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Rākaunui

Rākaunui marae is located, 30 km from Kawhia township on the inner edges of the Kawhia harbour, and to the 63 km to the west of Te Awamutu. The primary hapū for this marae are Ngāti Ngutu and Ngāti Paretekawa of the Waikato-Tainui tribal confederation, and Kerapa, Takiari and Te Waha of Ngāti Maniopoto. 

The whare tupuna is known as Moanakahakore. The marae connects ancestrally to the Tainui waka, the moana Kawhia, and the maunga  Pirongia and Hikurangi.

Waikato - Maniapoto highlighted on a map of Aotearoa

Address

335 Rākaunui Road Hauturu Rākaunui Waikato 3886
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Contact Type

Caretaker

Name

Hana Herbert
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Key information

Rōhe
Waikato-Tainui
Community Trust
Trust Waikato
Maunga
Hikurangi, Pirongia
Wharekai
Te Mania
Moana
Kawhia
Whare
Moanakahakore

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