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Rongopai

Rongopai marae is located 20 km northwest of Gisborne, at Waituhi. Its principal hapū is Te Whānau a Kai of Te Aitanga ā Māhaki.

The wharenui of Rongopai is a uniquely painted house that was created in honour of the prophet Te Kooti. The marae connects ancestrally to the waka Horouta, the awa Waipaoa and the maunga of Ngātapa and Maungahaumi.

Te Tai Rawhiti highlighted on a map of Aotearoa

Address

473 Lavenham Road Patutahi Gisborne 4072

Key information

Rōhe
Te Tairāwhiti
Whare
Rongopai
Wharekai
Te Mana o Riria
Maunga
Maungahaumi
Awa
Waipaoa
Community Trust
Eastern & Central Community Trust

Other marae in the rohe