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Whitianga marae is located in Whitianga Bay, about 19 km south of Te Kaha. Its principal hapū is Te Whānau a Tutawake of Te Whānau a Apanui iwi. The wharenui is called Tutawake, and the wharekai is Rangitetaetaea. The marae connects ancestrally to Mātaatua and Tauira-mai-tawhiti waka, the maunga Oariki, the moana Whitianga, and four awa: Motu, Okawhiti, Waihapokopoko and Waipapa.
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13334
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English