Tauwhara

Tauwhara marae is in the heart of Waimate North near the Mission House. The main hapū associated with Tauwhara are Ngāti Hineira, Ngāti Rēhia, Whanautara and Ngāi Tawake ki te Tuawhenua of the Ngāpuhi confederation; descendants trace their ancestry to the ancient waka named Mataatua. 

The wharenui is Te Rangiawhiowhio, and there is a kohanga reo on site. Tauwhara marae connects to the maunga named Whakataha and to the Waitangi River.