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Pāpāwai

Kei waho tata atu o Te Hūpēnui/Pāpāwai te marae o Pāpāwai, āhua 30 kiromita ki te tonga-mā-uru o Whakaoriori. Ko ngā hapū matua o tēnei marae ko Pāteika, ko Ngāti Kauihi, ko Ngāti Kahukura-āwhitia, ko Ngāti Muretū me Ngāti Moe. Ka mau nei a Ngāti Moe i te ingoa o te tipuna a Moe-te-ao nō Ngāi Tara me Rangitāne.

Ko te ingoa o te whare tipuna ko Hikurangi, ā, i noho mai hei whare manaaki i Te Kotahitanga o Te Pāremata Māori.  40 mita te roa, 20 mita te whānui o Hikurangi tuatahi i hangaia i te tau 1885. Ko te ingoa o te wharekai ko Te Waipounamu, ā, ko Rangiurunga te ingoa o te urupā. Ko ōna herenga kōrero, ko Takitimu te waka, ko Tararua te maunga, ko Ruamahanga te awa.

Link to information on Matau - Fish hook on the Auckland War Memorial Museum site

Takitimu highlighted on a map of Aotearoa

Address

18 Pah Road Papawai 5794

Contact Type

General

Name

Pāpāwai

Website

Pāpāwai Marae

Key information

Rōhe
Takitimu
Whare
Hikurangi
Wharekai
Te Waipounamu
Maunga
Tararua
Awa
Ruamahanga
Community Trust
Eastern & Central Community Trust
Urupa
Rangiurunga

Other marae in the rohe