“Whakamana te puna mauri ora o Ngāti Rārua, mo ngā hekenga a muri ake tonu”
“Realise the wellspring of vital identity that is Ngāti Rārua for all the migrations yet to come”
KO HAUHUNGA TE MARAE
Pepeha
Ko Tainui te waka
Ko Tokomaru te maunga
Ko Wairau te awa e rere kau ana ki ngā tai o Te Koko a Kupe
Ko Te Tana Pukekohatu te tangata
Ko Hauhunga te marae
Ko Parerārua te whare tupuna
Ko Ngāti Paretona me Te Arawaere ngā hapū o Ngāti Rārua o te Wairau
Ko Ngāti Rārua te iwi
Ngāti Rārua o Te Wairau Inc
“We represent Whānau and Hapū members of Ngāti Paretona and Te Arawaere the descendants of Ngāti Rārua in the Wairau”
Our Whānau
Our aim is to provide opportunities for Whānau to reconnect and engage with your Hapū and Iwi of Ngāti Rārua.
Helping to strengthen our Whakapapa connection to our Whenua here in Wairau Pā and across Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka-a-Maui.
Our Stories
We uphold our unique stories that have shaped who we are as descendants from Tainui waka and our settlement here in Te Waipounamu.
The legacy of our tūpuna and the future of our next generation.
Our Future
The Health & Wellbeing of our Whānau, our Hapū now and into the future is why we are reaching out to you to connect with us.
Te Reo Māori me ona Tikanga are pillars for the future development of our people.
Our foundation remains our Whakapapa, our Whānau, our Whenua.