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Waitahanui (Pākira)

Waitahanui marae, also known as Pākira, is located in Waitahanui, about 14 km south of Taupō. Its principal hapū are Ngāti Tutemohuta and Ngā hapū o Te Hikuwai o Tuwharetoa.

The wharepuni is called Pākira and the wharekai is Hinearo. The marae connects ancestrally to Te Arawa waka, the maunga Tauhara, the awa Waitahanui and Whangairorohia and the roto Taupō.

Waiariki highlighted on a map of Aotearoa

Address

7 Pakira Place Waitahanui Waikato 3378

Key information

Rōhe
Te Arawa, Tuwharetoa
Awa
Waitahanui, Whangairorohia
Maunga
Tauhara
Wharekai
Hinearo
Moana
Taupō Moana
Roto
Taupo
Whare
Pākira