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Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa marae, Auckland Airport

Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa marae, Auckland Airport

The waharoa (gateway) and wharenui (meeting house) of Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa marae are seen in this photograph. The wharenui is named Kahupaake after a revered female ancestor of Te Wai-o-Hua, the local subtribe. The marae's website says it provides 'a cultural heart for the airport where all people will be welcomed under the tikanga (protocols) of Tainui'. It is managed by a six-member board of trustees – three appointed by the airport and three by Tainui iwi.

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Mere Whaanga, Marae management – te whakahaere marae – Marae community, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39547/te-manukanuka-o-hoturoa-marae-auckland-airport (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mere Whaanga, published 3 December 2012.

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Anna Weaver
19 February 2023
My husband and I were returning from NZ on th 27th January. Auckland airport had been flooded the day before and our Singapore Airlines flight delayed to the next day. We would have been stuck at the airport all night (having come from Wellington early evening) with only a tiled floor to sleep on as all the hotels were full. However this kind, generous little group of Māoris welcome us to their Meeting House, we worshipped with them, we’re given drinks and food and then slept with blankets on camp beds in their beautiful Marae. The hospitality was outstanding and the warmth of the welcome humbling. Thank you so very much for transforming a very trying experience into a very uplifting one.