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Wairaka marae, Whakatāne

Wairaka marae, Whakatāne

Wairaka marae, Whakatāne

Some of the descendants of Wairaka (daughter of the Mataatua’s captain, Toroa) became the Ngāti Awa tribe. This marae (also known as Te Whare o Toroa) is at Whakatāne.

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