Waikato Tainui is made up of several
iwi (tribes) and
hapū (sub-tribes). Each tribal group has
marae (meeting grounds), which usually includes a
wharenui (meeting house).
Ngāti Mahuta The hāpu of
Ngāti Mahuta is associated with 20 marae: • 1 in
Māngere Bridge:
Te Puea Memorial Marae • 3 near
Te Kauwhata: Ōkarea marae, Taniwha marae and Matahuru Papakainga marae • 1 in
Rangiriri: Horahora marae • 4 in and around
Huntly: Te Ōhākī marae, Kaitumutumu marae, Te Kauri marae and Waahi marae • 3 in and around
Ngāruawāhia: Taupiri marae, Waikeri–Tangirau marae, and Tūrangawaewae marae • 1 near
Te Awamutu: Te Kōpua marae • 4 around
Aotea Harbour: Ōkapu marae, Mōtakotako (Taruke) marae, Te Papatapu (Te Wehi) marae and Te Tihi o Moerangi marae • 3 around
Kawhia Harbour: Maketū marae, Āruka marae and Te Kōraha marae
Ngāti Hikairo The iwi of Ngāti Hikairo is associated with 4 marae: • 3 around
Kawhia Harbour: Waipapa Marae (hapū: Ngāti te uru, Ngāti Pokaia, Te Whanau pani, Ngāti Horotakere), Mokai kainga marae (hapū: Ngāti Te Mihinga, Ngāti Paretaiko), Kaiewe marae (hapū: Ngāti Puhiawe, Ngāti Hineue) • 1 in Pirongia at Purekireki marae
Ngāti Te Wehi The iwi of
Ngāti Te Wehi is associated with 11 marae: • 4 marae around
Aotea Harbour: Ookapu marae, Mōtakotako (Taruke) marae, Te Papatapu (Te Wehi) marae and Te Tihi o Moerangi marae • 4 marae around
Kawhia Harbour:Raakaunui marae, Maketū marae, Āruka marae and Te Kōraha marae • 2 marae in
Ngāruawāhia: Tūrangawaewae marae and Waikeri – Tangirau marae
Ngāti Kuiaarangi, Ngāti Tai and Ngāti Whāwhākia The hapū of Ngāti Tai, Ngāti Kuiaarangi and Ngāti Whāwhākia are associated with 8 marae: • 4 marae in and around
Huntly: Kaitumutumu marae, Te Kauri marae, Waahi marae and Te Ōhākī marae • 2 marae near
Te Kauwhata: Ōkarea marae and Taniwha marea in Waeranga • 1 marae in
Māngere Bridge:
Te Puea Memorial Marae • 1 marae in
Taupiri: Taupiri marae
Tainui The hapū of Tainui is associated with 7 marae: • 4 marae east of
Huntly: Te Ākau marae, Pukerewa marae, Te Poho o Tanikena marae and Weraroa marae • 2 marae around
Raglan Harbour: Poihākena marae and Te Kōpua marae • 1 marae around
Aotea Harbour: Mōtakotako (Taruke) marae
Ngāti Tāhinga The hapū of Ngāti Tāhinga is associated with 6 marae: • 2 marae in
Port Waikato: Ngāti Tāhinga marae and Pakau marae • 4 marae west of
Huntly: Pukerewa, Te Ākau, Te Poho o Tanikena and Weraroa
Ngāti Apakura The hapū of Ngāti Apakura is associated with 6 marae: • 3 marae around
Pirongia: Pūrekireki marae, Hīona marae and Te Kōpua • 1 marae in
Ōtorohanga: Kahotea marae • 1 marae in
Te Kūiti: Te Tokanganui a Noho
Ngāti Tiipa and Ngāti Āmaru The hāpu of Ngāti Tiipa and Ngāti Āmaru are associated with 6 marae: • 2 marae in
Tuakau: Ngā Tai e Rua marae and Tauranganui marae • 4 marae at
Port Waikato: Pakau marae, Te Awamārahi marae, Te Kotahitanga marae and Tikirahi marae
Ngāti Hauā The hāpu of Ngāti Hauā is associated with 5 marae: • 3 marae in and around
Morrinsville: Kai a Te Mata marae, Raungaiti mare and Rukumoana marae • 2 marae in
Hamilton: Te Iti a Hauā (Tauwhare) marae and Waimakariri marae
Ngāti Korokī and Ngāti Raukawa The hapū of Ngāti Korokī and Ngāti Raukawa are associated with 5 marae: • 2 marae south-east of
Te Awamutu: Rāwhitiroa (Ōwairaka) marae in Parawera and Aotearoa marae in Wharepapa South • 2 marae near
Lake Karapiro: Maungatautari marae in Maungatautari and Pōhara marae in Arapuni • 1 marae near
Tokoroa: Ngātira marae in Kinleith
Ngāti Māhanga and Ngāti Tamainupō The hapū of Ngāti Māhanga and Ngāti Tamainupō are associated with 4 marae: • 2 marae around
Raglan Harbour: Te Kaharoa (Aramiro) in Raglan and Waingaro marae in Waingaro • 2 marae near
Whatawhata: Ōmaero marae and Te Papa o Rotu (Te Oneparepare) marae
Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Koheriki, and Ngāti Tamaoho The hapū of Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Koheriki, and Ngāti Tamaoho are associated with 5 marae: • Marae Kirikiri marae in
Pōkeno • Tamaoho marae in
Mangatangi • Ngā Hau e Whā marae in
Pukekohe • Umupuia marae in
Clevedon • Whātāpaka marae in
Karaka Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Naho and Ngāti Pou The hapū of Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Naho and Ngāti Pou are associated with 4 marae: • Waikare marae at
Te Kauwhata • Horahora marae at
Rangiriri • Matahuru Papakainga marae at Ohinewai • Maurea marae at Te Ōhakī
Ngāti Te Ata and Ngāti Paretaua The hapū of Ngāti Te Ata and Ngāti Paretaua are associated with 4 marae: • 2 marae in
Waiuku: Reretēwhioi marae and Tāhuna marae
Ngāti Taratikitiki The hapū of Ngāti Te Ata and Ngāti Paretaua are associated with 4 marae: • 1 marae in
Te Kauwhata: Waikare marae • 1 marae in
Rangiriri: Horahora marae • 2 marae east of
Huntly: Maurea marae and Te Poho o Tanikena marae
Ngāti Makirangi The hapū of Ngāti Makirangi has no marae of its own, but is associated with 4 marae: • 2 marae near
Taupiri: Hukanui marae and Tauhei marae • 1 marae near
Rangiriri: Waiti (Raungaunu) marae • 1 marae near
Tahuna: Hoe o Tainui marae
Ngaati Wairere Ngaati Wairere is associated with 2 marae: • Hukanui marae north of
Hamilton • Tauhei marae north of
Morrinsville Other hapū • Ngāti Ngutu, based at Mangatoatoa marae in Te Awamutu and Rākaunui marae near Kawhia • Ngāti Paretekawa, based at Mangatoatoa marae in Te Awamutu and Rākaunui marae in Hauturu • Ngāti Pātupō • Ngāti Puhiawe, based at Waipapa marae in Kawhia • Ngāti Ruru, based at Pārāwera marae near Te Awamutu • Ngāti Werokoko, based at Pārāwera marae near Te Awamutu •
Te Ākitai Waiohua, based at Makaurau marae in Mangere ==References==