Ngā Marae O Te Rarawa

Ngā Marae O Te Rarawa

Te Iwi o Te Rarawa is a confederation of hapū, each of which has their own identity.

Te Rarawa and affiliated hapū have as their foundation 23 hapū marae.

The marae are the modern day representatives of the hapū that make up Te Rarawa and affiliated hapū. There have been many hapū that have occupied the rohe over time. Some can be defined as hapū tino whai mana (hapū with the strongest ancestral rights), and others as hapū moemai (hapū who have an historical association with hapū tino whai mana), hapū moeroa (hapū whose fires have grown cold), and hapū whakakōtahi (hapū established to unite several hapū for a common purpose or after an historical incident). More than 30 hapū have maintained ahikāroa up to the present day. Many of the hapū have whakapapa links to other Iwi and whenua in other rohe. Likewise there are whānau and hapū from other Iwi that have land interests in the rohe of Te Rarawa. The hapū and marae have their own identity and come together when necessary to combine their resources as an Iwi.