OTAMATEA MARAE

Otamatea Marae is the tupuna marae for the Ngāti Whātua tribal people. It was established by order of the Māori Land Court on 14 August 1946... Otamatea Marae was established in 1946 as the tupuna marae for Ngāti Whātua people. Our wharenui Aotearoa was originally the whare rūnanga at Shelly Beach which opened in 1887. It was relocated to Tānoa to sit alongside Kakaraea Church in remembrance of the 1825 battle of Te Ika ā Ranganui.

Primary location: Northland New Zealand