Rānana (Ruakā)
Location
New Zealand
39° 35' 0.4488" S, 175° 6' 36.7812" E
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NZ
About
4150
Rānana marae (also known as Ruakā) is in Ranana, along the Whanganui River. Its principal hapū is Ngāti Ruakā of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi.
The wharenui is named Te Morehu, and the wharekai is Ruaka Hall 1954. The marae connects ancestrally to the waka Aotea, the maunga Ruapehu and the awa Whanganui.
