Rāpaki
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Te Waipounamu
Rāpaki marae, is between Lyttelton and Governors Bay on Banks Peninsula. It belongs to Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke of Ngāi Tahu. The wharenui is named Wheke. It connects ancestrally to the waka Takitimu and Uruao, , the moana Whakaraupō and the maunga Te Poho o Tamatea.
The marae is named after the actions of the chief Te Rakiwhakaputa, who threw down his rāpaki (waist mat) on the shores of Whakaraupō to claim the land for his descendants. The full name of the bay is Te Rāpaki o Te Rakiwhakaputa.
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39 Rapaki Drive
Rāpaki
Governors Bay
Canterbury
8971
