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Wharekawa (Kaiaua)

Wharekawa (Kaiaua) marae is located in Whakatiwai, two minutes drive north of Kaiaua on the corner of Rata and East Coast roads. The primary hapu are Te Uri Karaka, Ngāti Hura, Kauahi and Ngāti Kapu of the Hauraki-Tainui iwi Ngāti Paoa and also Ngāti Whanaunga.

The marae consists of the wharenui Paoa–Whanaunga, the wharekai Whakatutuki, the whare karakia Paoa, and Whare Akonga, which houses Te Kohanga Reo O Wharekawa. Wharekawa marae connects ancestrally to the maunga Kohukohunui, to Tikapa moana and to the awa Whakatiwai. 

Te Tai Tokerau highlighted on a map of Aotearoa

Address

Cnr Rata and East Coast Roads Whakatiwai, Kaiaua Auckland

Contact Type

General

Name

Anahera Sadler

Key information

Rōhe
Tāmaki
Community Trust
ASB Community Trust
Awa
Tikapa
Maunga
Kohukohunui
Wharekai
Whakatutuki
Whare Karakia
Paoa
Whare
Paoa Whanaunga

Other marae in the rohe