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Kikopiri marae is located near Lake Waiwiri, about 6 km southwest of Levin, just off State Highway 1. Its two principal hapū are Ngāti Hikitanga and Ngāti Kikopiri of Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga.
The wharenui is also called Kikopiri. The marae connects ancestrally to the waka Tainui, the maunga Tararua, the awa Ōhau and the moana Papaitonga.
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English