# List of marae in Manawatū-Whanganui

This is a list of marae (Māori meeting grounds) in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand.
In October 2020, the Government committed $7,139,349 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade 33 marae in the region, with the intention of creating 560.5 jobs.

## Ruapehu District

| Marae name | Wharenui name | Iwi and hapū | Location |
| Hia Kaitupeka | Hari | Ngāti Maniapoto (Hari, Te Kanawa), Ngāti Hāua (Ngāti Hira) | Taringamotu |
| Kākāhi Marae | Taumaihiorongo | Ngāti Tūwharetoa (Ngāti Manunui) | Kākāhi |
| Kauriki | Te Ōhākī | Ngāti Tūwharetoa (Ngāti Hinemihi, Ngāti Turumakina) | Ngāpuke |
| Kimihia | No wharenui | Ngāti Te Wera | Taumarunui |
| Te Kōura | Te Karohirohi | Ngāti Maniapoto (Pahere), Te Āwhitu | Ōngarue |
| Mākaranui | No wharenui | Ngāti Uenuku | Raetihi |
| Mana Ariki Marae | Mana Ariki | Ngāti Hekeāwai | Taumarunui |
| Mangamingi | Tamakana | Ngāti Uenuku | Raetihi |
| Marangai Marae | No wharepuni | Ngāti Rangi (Uenukumanawawiri) | Raetihi |
| Maungārongo | Tikaraina Ringapoto / Ko Te Kingi o Te Maungārongo | Ngāti Rangi (Ngāti Tui-o-Nuku) | Ohākune |
| Maniaiti Marae | Te Aroha o Ngā Mātua Tūpuna | Ngāti Hāua (Ngāti Hekeāwai, Ngāti Hāua), Ngāti Tūwharetoa (Ngāti Hinemihi, Ngāti Manunui), Ngāti Hāua (Ngāti Hāua, Ngāti Hekeawai) | Manunui |
| Matua Kore Marae | Matua Kore | Ngāti Hāua (Ngāti Hāuaroa, Ngāti Hinewai, Ngāti Poutama) | Manunui |
| Morero | Hauaroa | Ngāti Hekeawai, Ngāti Hāua (Ngāti Hāuaroa, Ngāti Reremai) | Taumarunui |
| Mō te Katoa | Motekatoa | Ngāti Rangi (Ngāti Patutokotoko, Uenukumanawawiri, Ngāti Uenuku) | Raetihi |
| Ngā Mōkai | Whakarongo | Ngāti Rangi (Ngāti Tongaiti) | Ohākune |
| Ngāpuwaiwaha | Te Taurawhiri a Hinengākau | Ngāti Hāua (Ngāti Hāua, Ngāti Hāuaroa) | Taumarunui |
| Pāpākai | Rākeipoho | Ngāti Tūwharetoa (Ngāti Hikairo) | Tongariro |
| Te Peka Marae | No wharenui | Ngāti Hāua (Ngāti Hekeāwai) | Taumarunui |
| Petania | Hinemihi | Ngāti Maniapoto (Hinemihi, Parewaeono, Rōrā), Ngāti Tūwharetoa (Ngāti Hinemihi) | Taumarunui |
| Raetihi Marae | Ko te Whakaarotahi ki te Whakapono | Ngāti Rangi (Uenukumanawawiri, Ngāti Uenuku) | Raetihi |
| Takaputiraha | Takaputiraha | Ngāti Maniapoto | Taumarunui |
| Te Rena | Hikairo | Ngāti Tūwharetoa (Ngāti Hikairo) | Kākāhi |
| Te Rongaroa | Ko Uehaeroa | Ngāti Maniapoto (Raerae, Rōrā) | Ōngarue |
| Te Rukirangi Marae | Papakainga | Ngāti Maniapoto (Te Rukirangi) | Ōhura |
| Tirorangi | Rangiteauria | Ngāti Rangi (Ngāti Rangihaereroa, Ngāti Rangiteauria, Ngāti Tongaiti) | Tangiwai |
| Tuhi Ariki Marae | Tuhi Ariki | Ngāti Rangi (Ngāi Tuhi Ariki) | Raetihi |
| Tū Whenua Marae | Tū Whenua | Ngāti Maniapoto (Mangu, Rewa, Tupu) | Taumarunui |
| Waimiha Marae | Te Ihingarangi | Ngāti Maniapoto (Te Ihingarangi) | Waimiha |
| Whānau Maria Marae | Whānau Maria | Ngāti Hāua (Ngāti Hāua) | Taumarunui |
| Wharauroa | Hikurangi | Ngāti Maniapoto (Hinemihi, Pahere, Rangatahi), Ngāti Hāua (Ngāti Hinewai, Ngāti Hāua, Ngāti Wera/Tuwera), Ngāti Hinewai, Ngāti Rangatahi) | Taumarunui |

## Whanganui District

| Marae name | Wharenui name | Hapū and iwi | Location |
| Te Aroha Marae | Te Kotahitanga | Ngāti Iti, Ngā Rauru (Ngāti Pūkeko, Tamareheroto) | Kai Iwi |
| Te Ao Hou Marae | Te Puawaitanga | Ngāti Tupoho, Ngāti Rangi (Ngāti Rangi-ki-tai) | Aramoho |
| Ātene / Kakata | Te Rangi-i-heke-iho | Ngāti Hineoneone | Parikino |
| Hiruhārama / Patiarero | Whiritaunoka | Ngāti Hau | Jerusalem |
| Kai Iwi Marae | Awhakaueroa | Ngāti Iti, Ngā Rauru (Ngāti Pūkeko, Tamareheroto) | Kai Iwi |
| Kaiwhaiki Marae | Te Kiritahi / Rongotepoi | Ngā Paerangi | Kaiwhaiki |
| Kauangāroa | Kimihia te Maramatanga | Ngāti Apa | Okoia |
| Kirikiriroa Marae | Kirikiriroa | Ngāti Hāua (Ngāti Ruru) | Pipiriki |
| Koriniti / Otukopiri | Te Waiherehere, Poutama | Ngāti Pāmoana | Koriniti |
| Mangapapapa | Te Oranga Wairua | Ngāti Kaponga / Taumata Māhoe | Parinui |
| Maranganui | Tuarua | Ngāti Tuera | Matahiwi |
| Matahiwi / Ohotu | Tānewai | Ngā Poutama, Ngāti Tānewai | Matahiwi |
| Onepoto Marae | No wharenui | Ngāti Paku | Parinui |
| Ōtoko | Tauakira | Te Awa Iti | Kakatahi |
| Pakaitore Marae | Pakaitore | Ngāti Hāua (Ngāti Hāua) | Gonville |
| Pākaraka | Te Whānau Pani II and III | Ngā Rauru (Ngāti Maika II) | Pākaraka |
| Papatupu | No wharenui | Ngāti Uenuku | Parinui |
| Paraweka | Pire Kiore | Ngāti Kurawhatia | Pipiriki |
| Parikino Marae | Ko Wharewhiti / Te Aroha | Ngāti Hinearo, Ngāti Tumango | Parikino |
| Parinui Pā | Kare o Ngā Putiputi o Io | Ngāti Rūrū | Parinui |
| Peterehema | Upokotauaki | Ngāti Hau | Jerusalem |
| Te Pou o Rongo | Tūmanako | Ngāti Ruakā, Ngāti Hine Korako | Rānana |
| Pungarehu Marae | Maranganui Tuarua | Ngāti Tuera | Parikino |
| Pūtiki Marae | Te Paku o Te Rangi / Aotea | Ngāti Tumango, Ngāti Tupoho | Pūtiki |
| Rānana / Ruakā | Te Morehu | Ngāti Ruakā, Ngāti Hine Korako | Rānana |
| Rākato Marae | Rākato | Ngāti Hine o Te Rā | Kaiwhaiki |
| Taipake Marae | Taipake | Ngāti Iti, Ngā Rauru (Ngāti Pūkeko, Tamareheroto) | Kai Iwi |
| Tawhata | Te Hinau | Ngāti Rangitengaue, Ngāti Tū, Ngāti Hāua (Ngāti Rangitengaue, Ngāti Tū) | Pipiriki |
| Tieke Marae | Te Puawaitanga o Hinekura | Ngāti Hinekura, Ngāti Hāua (Ngāti Hāua) | Tieke Kāinga |
| Waitahupārae Marae | Waitahupārae | Ngāti Patutokotoko, Ngāti Rangi (Ngāti Patutokotoko) | Matahiwi |
| Whangaehu Marae | Rangitahuahua | Ngāti Apa | Kaiwhaiki |

## Rangitikei District

| Marae name | Wharenui name | Iwi and Hāpu | Location |
| Kuratahi | Te Karere | Ngāti Rangi (Ngāti Rangituhia, Ngāti Parenga) | Taihape |
| Opaea | Tumakaurangi | Ngāti Tūwharetoa (Ngāti Tamakōpiri) | Taihape |
| Oruamatua / Te Riu o Puanga | Oruamatua | Ngāti Kahungunu (Ngāti Whiti) | Moawhango |
| Otāhuhu Marae | Te Ruku a Te Kawau | Ngāti Hauiti (Ngāti Haukaha) | Hunterville |
| Parewahawaha / Ōhinepuhiawe | Parewahawaha | Ngāti Raukawa (Ngāti Parewahawaha) | Bulls |
| Raketapauma | Rangituhia | Ngāti Rangi (Ngāti Rangituhia) | Taihape |
| Rātā / Te Hou Hou / Potaka | Hauiti | Ngāti Hauiti (Ngāti Ruaanga, Ngāti Tamateraka) | Hunterville |
| Tamakopiri | Tumakaurangi | Ngāti Kahungunu (Ngāti Tama) | Taihape |
| Whitikaupeka Marae | Whitikaupeka | Ngāti Tūwharetoa (Ngāti Tamakōpiri), Ngāti Kahungunu (Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Whiti, Ngāti Whitikaupeka) | Moawhango |
| Winiata Marae | Tautahi | Ngāti Hauiti (Ngāti Hinemanu, Ngāti Te Ngahoa), Ngāti Kahungunu (Ngāti Hinemanu, Ngāti Paki) | Taihape |

## Manawatu District

| Marae name | Wharenui name | Iwi and hapū | Location |
| Aorangi Marae | Maniaihu | Ngāti Kauwhata (Ngāti Tahuriwakanui) | Feilding |
| Kauwhata / Kai Iwi Pā | Kauwhata | Ngāti Kauwhata (Ngāti Hinepare) | Feilding |
| Iwa Tekau mā Iwa | Te Iwa | Ngāti Kauwhata (Ngāti Turoa) | Feilding |
| Te Hiiri o Mahuta Marae | Te Hiiri o Mahuta | Ngāti Raukawa (Ngāti Matakore, Ngāti Rangatahi) | Halcombe |
| Motuiti | Rakau / Paewai | Rangitāne (Ngāti Mairehau), Ngāti Raukawa (Ngāti Rākau) | Himatangi |
| Paranui | Turanga | Ngāti Raukawa (Ngāti Te Au, Ngāti Tūranga) | Himatangi |
| Poupatatē Marae | Poupatatē | Ngāti Raukawa (Ngāti Pikiahuwaewae) | Halcombe |
| Taumata o Te Rā | Manomano | Ngāti Raukawa (Ngāti Manomano) | Halcombe |
| Tini Waitara | Te Horo Taraipi | Ngāti Apa | Turakina |
| Tokorangi Marae | Te Tikanga | Ngāti Tūwharetoa (Ngāti Waewae) | Halcombe |

## Palmerston North City

| Marae name | Wharenui name | Iwi and hapū | Location |
| Te Hotu Manawa | Tūturu Pumau | Rangitāne (Ngāti Kapuārangi, Ngāti Rangiaranaki, Ngāti Rangitepaia, Ngāti Hineaute, Ngāti Tauira) | Awapuni |

## Tararua District

| Marae name | Wharenui name | Iwi and hapū | Location |
| Te Ahu a Turanga i Mua Marae | Te Ahu a Turanga i Mua | Ngāti Kahungunu (Ngā Hau E Whā), Rangitāne (Ngāti Te Koro, Ngāti Te Rangiwhakaewa) | Woodville |
| Kaitoki | Kaitoki Memorial Hall | Rangitāne (Ngāti Pakapaka, Ngāti Te Rangiwhakaewa) | Dannevirke |
| Mākirikiri | Aotea Tuatoru | Rangitāne (Ngāti Mutuahi, Ngāti Te Rangiwhakaewa) | Dannevirke |
| Pahiatua Marae | Te Kohanga Whakawhaiti | Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne (Ngāti Hāmua, Te Kapuārangi) | Pahiatua |
| Pāpāuma | Te Aroha o Aohanga / Pāpāuma | Rangitāne (Ngāti Mutuahi, Ngāti Pakapaka), Te Hika a Pāpāuma | Pongaroa |
| Whiti te Rā / Poherau | Whiti te Rā Whare | Rangitāne (Ngāti Mutuahi) | Dannevirke |

## Horowhenua District

| Marae name | Wharenui name | Iwi and hapū | Location |
| Huia Marae | Huia | Ngāti Raukawa (Ngāti Huia) | Levin |
| Kawiu | Te Huia o Raukura | Muaūpoko | Levin |
| Kererū Marae | Mahinārangi | Ngāti Raukawa (Ngāti Takihiku, Ngāti Ngārongo) | Kōputaroa |
| Kikopiri Marae | Kikopiri | Ngāti Raukawa (Ngāti Hikitanga, Ngāti Kikopiri) | Ōhau |
| Kohuturoa | Pāriri | Muaūpoko | Hōkio |
| Matau Marae | Matau | Ngāti Raukawa (Ngāti Huia) | Levin |
| Ngātokowaru Marae | Ngātokowaru | Ngāti Raukawa (Ngāti Pareraukawa) | Hōkio |
| Tūkorehe | Tūkorehe | Ngāti Raukawa (Ngāti Tūkorehe) | Manakau |
| Whakawehi | Poutu | Ngāti Raukawa (Ngāti Whakatere) | Moutoa |
| Wehi Wehi | Wehi Wehi | Ngāti Raukawa (Ngāti Wehi Wehi) | Manakau |