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Tohia o te Rangi

  • Iwi

  • Hapū

  • Waka

  • District

    Waiariki

Tohia o te Rangi marae is located just east of Kawerau, across the Tarawera River (Te Awa o Te Atua). The principal hapū are Ngāi Tamarangi and Ngāti Peehi of Ngāti Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau (Waiāriki).

The whare tupuna is called Waitaha Ariki-kore, and the wharekai is Hine-te-Ariki. The marae connects ancestrally to Te Arawa waka, the awa Tarawera and the maunga Pūtauaki, Tirotirowhetū (to the left of the marae) and Otukoiro (to the right of the marae).

Waiariki highlighted on a map of Aotearoa

Address

137 Spencer Avenue Rotoma Kawerau Bay of Plenty 3192

Key information

Rōhe
Te Arawa
Whare
Waitaha Ariki-kore
Wharekai
Hine-te-Ariki
Maunga
Otukoiro, Pūtauaki
Awa
Tarawera (Te Awa o te Atua)
Community Trust
Bay Trust

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