Te Rarawa
Māori iwi (tribe) in Aotearoa New Zealand
Te Rarawa is a Māori iwi of Northland, New Zealand. The iwi is one of six Muriwhenua iwi of the far north of the North Island.
Rūnanga and marae
Te Rarawa has 23 foundation marae:
Korou Kore Marae, Ahipara, represents the hapū of Ngāti Moroki.
Mātihetihe Marae, Mitimiti, represents the hapū of Te Tao Māui and Te Hokokeha.
Morehu Marae, Ōhaki Marae and Taiao Marae, Whāngāpe Harbour, represent the hapū of Te Uri o Tai.
Motutī Marae, Hokianga Harbour, represents the hapū of Ngāti Te Maara, Te Kaitutae, Ngāī Tamatea, Te Waiariki, and Ngāti Muri Kāhara.
Ngāti Manawa Marae, Panguru, represents the hapū of Ngāti Manawa, Waiāriki and Te Kaitutae.
Ōwhata Marae, Ōwhata Harbour, represents the hapū of Ngāti Torotoroa, Tahukai and Te Popoto.
Ngāi Tūpoto Marae, Motukaraka, represents the hapū of Ngāi Tūpoto and Ngāti Here.
Rangikohu Marae, Ōwhata Harbour, represents the hapū of Ngāti Kuri rāua ko Ngāti Wairupe and Te Aupōuri.
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