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Rangitihi marae is located in Matatā, 24km northeast of Whakatāne. The principal hapū that affiliate to this marae are Ngāti Mahi and Ngāti Tionga of the iwi Ngāti Rangitihi.
The whare is named Rangiaohia, the dining house is named Rākauheketara. Rangitihi connects ancestrally to Te Arawa waka, the maunga Tarawera and the rivers are Tarawera and Te Awa-o-te-Atua.
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