Marae Directory

Ngati Whiti

Ngati Hinemanu, Ngai te Upokoiri

The desire for a marae at Okarea is an old and enduring one. Our tupuna lived here in a close papakainga - whanau community. In 1948 land was set aside as a reserve for a marae. Our people had a whare that functioned for their marae purposes. A small rural place, one hour south of Auckland along State Highway 2, past Maramarua 8 k's through the forestry, or 30 minutes from Hamilton near Te Kauwhata.

Okapu marae is situated further around from the village on the foreshore, with the host Maori tribe being Ngati Te Wehi, who are very active in the conservation and protection of the natural and cultural resources of the Aotea harbour.

Hapu Connected with Marae - Te Uri O Tai.  Ohaki marae is situated within the papakainga located in the centre of the rohe, which was originally called Pawarenga, and established under the tupuna Wiripo. His direct descendants are the primary beneficiaries and Kaitiaki of the Marae

Whanau of Nukutaimemeha (building belongs to the Anglican Church)

Hapu Connected with Marae - Te Waiariki, Ngatimanawa

Ngati Whatua o Orakei are a hapu, of the Ngati Whatua iwi (tribe) based in New Zealand’s largest city, Tamaki Makaurau, commonly known as Auckland. Today, we number over 5,000 people who are scattered throughout the world, however our home-fires are centred around the Orakei Marae, a mere 10 minutes from the central business district of Auckland.

Hapu Connected with Marae - Te Rokeka, Ngati Moetonga

Torere-nui-a-rua is the venerated ancestress from whom all Ngai Tai are descended; Te Puhi Ariki o Tainui Waka, and the eponymous ancestress who gave her name to Torere, near Opotiki, where her descendants, Ngaitai Iwi, remain in occupation to this day. Ngaitai Iwi Authority at Torere Marae is the principal authority for Ngai Tai whanui katoa. Among the many Ngaitai interests represented by Ngaitai Iwi Authority included are services in fisheries, health, education, resource management and housing development on papa kainga lands.