Te Tatau o Te Pō
Location
New Zealand
41° 12' 55.8684" S, 174° 53' 7.5408" E
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NZ
About
4600
Te Tatau o Te Pō marae is located in Alicetown, Lower Hutt, in the greater Wellington region. It belongs to the iwi Te Āti Awa.
The wharenui is also named Te Tatau o Te Pō. The marae opened in 1933. It connects ancestrally with the waka Tokomaru and Aotea, the maunga Pukeatua, and the awa Te Awakairangi. The name Te Tatau o te Po (‘Door to the night') refers to an ancient Polynesian legend.
