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Wairau Pā

  • Iwi

  • Waka

  • District

    Te Waipounamu

Wairau Pā marae is just north of Blenheim, at Spring Creek in the Marlborough Sounds. The marae belongs to the iwi Ngāti Rārua, as well as Ngāti Toa Rangatira.

The whare tupuna is also called Wairau. The marae ancestrally connects to the waka Tainui, the maunga Tokomaru and the awa Wairau.

Te Waipounamu highlighted on a map of Aotearoa

Address

188 Wairau Bar Road Spring Creek Blenheim Marlborough 7273

Key information

Rōhe
Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka
Whare
Purerarua
Maunga
Tokomaru
Moana
Koko a Kupe
Awa
Wairau
Community Trust
Canterbury Community Trust

Contacts

Name
Lisa Willis
Type
Secretary
Email
wairaupa@gmail.com
Phone
(021) 577 170

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