page_title: Karitane
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Karitane / Culture
caption_attribution_description: English: View of coastal rock formations near Puketeraki, Otago (identified by Godber as Brind's Rock), taken ca 1926 by Albert Percy Godber.
context_page_description: The small town of Karitane is located within the limits of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand, 35 kilometres to the north of the city centre.
  Set in rolling country near the mouth of the Waikouaiti River, the town is a popular holiday retreat for Dunedinites.
context_section_description: Huirapa Marae, also known as Puketeraki Marae, is located in Karitāne. It is a marae (meeting ground) of Ngāi Tahu, including the Kāti Huirapa Rūnanga Ki Puketeraki branch, and includes the Karitāne wharenui (meeting house).
  Close to the settlement is the site of Huriawa Pā, which was a major pā (fortification) in pre-European New Zealand. It was set in a strong position on a rocky promontory above the coast.
caption: Photograph of rock formations near Puketeraki by Albert Percy Godber
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