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Tini Waitara

Tini Waitara marae is located 5 km west of Turakina, on the banks of the Turakina River. Its hapū include Ngāti Hika Pirau, Ngāti Hinewai, Ngāti Ika, Ngāti Kiriwheke, Ngāti Rākeikauwhata, Ngāti Rangipuhi, Ngāti Rangitūmoana, Ngāti Ratua, Ngāti Riki, Ngāti Tamatea, Ngāti Tamawaina and Ngāti Tumoetere of the iwi Ngāti Apa. 

The wharenui is named Te Horo Taraipi, and the wharekai is Te Oranga. The marae connects ancestrally to the waka Kurahaupō, the maunga Paraekaretu and Ruapehu, and a number of awa including Mangawhero, Rangitikei, Turakina, and Whanganui.

Te Tai Hauāuru highlighted on a map of Aotearoa

Address

394 Turakina Beach Rd Turakina Manawatu-Wanganui 4581

Key information

Rōhe
Te Tai Hauāuru
Community Trust
Whanganui Community Foundation
Awa
Mangawhero, Rangitīkei, Turakina
Maunga
Paaraekaretu
Wharekai
Te Oranga
Whare
Te Horo Taraipi

Other marae in the rohe