top of page

PĀROA MARAE
LISTEN TO MIHI
"Hui tātau ka tū! Wehewehe tātau ka hinga - United we stand! Divided we fall"



"Whakapuupuutia mai o maanuka kia kore ai e whati -
Cluster the branches of a manuka so that they will not break"
About

ABOUT PĀROA MARAE
Pāroa Marae is located at 22A Taiwhakāea Road facing north towards Pāroa beach and Moutohorā. It is north of Whakatāne township, close to the Orīni Awa. The primary hapū is Ngāi Taiwhakāea of Ngāti Awa. The whare tipuna is called Taiwhakāea and the wharekai Toanātini. The marae connects ancestrally to the waka Mātaatua, the maunga Kāpūterangi, Pūtauaki and Moutohorā, and the awa Whakatāne and Orīni.

Contact
Whare:
Wharekai:
Hapū:
Waka:
Maunga:
Awa:
Rohe:
Iwi / Rūnanga:
Taiwhakāea
Toanātini
Ngāi Taiwhakāea
Mātaatua
Kāpūterangi
Pūtauaki
Moutohorā
Whakatāne, Orīni
Mātaatua
Ngāti Awa
bottom of page