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Ngāti Rakaipaaka

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Ngāti Rakaipaaka
Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom
Rohe (region)Nūhaka, Hawke's Bay
Waka (canoe)Tākitimu
Population1,317[1]
Websitehttp://www.kahungunu.iwi.nz

Ngāti Rakaipaaka is a Māori hapū (subtribe), from the Nūhaka area of northern Hawke's Bay on New Zealand's North Island. It is a subtribe of Ngāti Kahungunu.[2][1][3]

Marae and wharenui

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Northern Hawke's Bay

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Ngāti Rakaipaaka has six marae (meeting grounds) and wharenui (meeting houses) in the Nūhaka area of northern Hawke's Bay:

  • Kahungunu (Te Tāhinga) marae and Kahungunu wharenui on Ihaka Street
  • Tamakahu marae and Tamakahu wharenui on State Highway 2
  • Tāne-nui-a-Rangi marae and Tāne-nui-a-Rangi wharenui on State Highway 2
  • Te Kotahitanga marae and Unity Hall wharenui on Epanaia Street
  • Te Manutai marae and Te Manutai wharenui on State Highway 2
  • Te Poho o Te Rehu (Te Rehu) marae and Te Poho o Te Rehu wharenui on Pomana Pā Road[1]

Wairarapa

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Ngāti Rakaipaaka is associated with one marae (meeting ground) and wharenui (meeting house) in the Martinborough area of Wairarapa:

  • Kohunui marae and Te Tihi o Tuhirangi wharenui on Pirinoa Road[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Te Puni Kōkiri iwi profile". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri, New Zealand Government. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitara, Tiaki Hikawera (1972). "Chapter 13". Takatimu: A History of the Ngati Kahungunu people (Third ed.). Wellington, New Zealand: AH & AW Reed. pp. 97–99. ISBN 0-589-00717-3.
  3. ^ Whaanga, Mere. "Te Ara iwi profile". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 29 May 2017.