Tāwhao

Rereamanu marae is located approximately 6 km south of Ōtorohanga, in the Waikato region. Its hapū are Huiao and Te Kanawa. The wharenui is named Te Kawaumaaro Tuatahi and Tuarua and the wharekai is Tuirirangi.

Rereamanu links to the awa Mangapu and the two maunga of Pirongia and Kakepuku. The marae celebrates Taniora Turingenge as a prominent tupuna of Rereamanu and connects ancestrally to the Tainui waka and the tribal collective of Ngāti Maniapoto.

Sources

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Raukawa., Raukawa Settlement Trust., & The Crown. (2012, June 2). Deed of settlement of historical claims [Deed]. New Zealand Government.
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