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Ōwae marae, Waitara

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Ōwae marae, Waitara

Ōwae – Te Āti Awa’s central marae – stands within the earthworks of the ancient , Manukorihi. On 27 June 1936 two memorials were unveiled there to Te Āti Awa doctor and politician Māui Pōmare – the carved house Te Ika-roa-a-Māui (left) and a marble statue of Pōmare (right).

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Ron Lambert, Taranaki places – Waitara and the northern coast, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/25864/owae-marae-waitara (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ron Lambert, published 23 February 2010, updated 1 September 2016.

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Bea Watene
14 August 2011
does anyone know the history about Tamawahine and Tamatane plus the meaning to the carved tomokanga at the beginning of the entrance