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Rāwhitiroa (Ōwairaka)

Rāwhitiroa marae, also known as Ōwairaka, is located 19 km southeast of Te Awamutu. The primary hapū associated with this marae is Ngāti Takihiku. 

The whare tūpuna Takihiku is named after the youngest child of Raukawa and Turongoihi. The original whare stood at Aotearoa-Wharepūhunga, whilst the second Takihiku was built at Kōputaroa and carved by Hokowhitu McGregor. The third and current Takihiku whare at Rāwhitiroa-Owairaka was carved primarily by Te Motu Heta and opened in 1929. The wharekai is named Maikukutara. 

The marae connects ancestrally to the Tainui waka, the maunga Wharepuhunga and the awa Puniu.

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Address

46 Bayley Road Parawera Waikato 3877
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Contact Type

Chairperson

Name

Mary-Anne Gloyne
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Key information

Rōhe
Waikato-Tainui
Community Trust
Trust Waikato
Awa
Puniu
Maunga
Wharepuhunga
Wharekai
Maikukutara
Whare
Takihiku

Contacts

Name
Ron McGough
Type
Secretary
Phone
(07) 343 7273
Name
Sherianne Emery
Type
Member
Phone
(07) 870 4224

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