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Marae committee meeting, 2013

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Rongomaraeroa marae, at Pōrangahau in Hawke's Bay.

The marae committee for Rongomaraeroa marae, at Pōrangahau in Hawke's Bay, meets in the porch of their wharenui, Te Poho o Kahungunu, in 2013. Seated at right is the committee's chair, Ahuriri Houkamau, who opens each of these meetings with a karakia, or prayer.

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Mere Whaanga, Marae management – te whakahaere marae – Marae committee, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39537/marae-committee-meeting-2013 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mere Whaanga, published 3 December 2012.