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Ōtoko marae

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Ōtoko marae

Ōtoko marae is on the Parapara Road (State Highway 4), 40 kilometres north-east of Whanganui. The marae, a stronghold of the Ringatū faith, belongs to the Te Awaiti hapū (sub-tribe) of Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi. The meeting house is called Tauakira.

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui places – East of Whanganui, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18951/otoko-marae (accessed 20 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 3 March 2009, updated 15 June 2015.