Motairehe Marae is located in Motairehe Whaanga (Katherine Bay) on the northwestern coast of Aotea (Great Barrier Island).The wharenui is named Whakaruruhau, a place of shelter and was named by Aunty Whetu Mcgregor. The whare was opened in 1983. A special Tribute to our uncle Peter Davies our chief of Motairehe, without him in charge of this development we would not have it – moe mai ra.We call ourselves the hapu of Ngātiwai ki Aotea, we are the direct descendants of Manaia of the Iwi of Ngatiwai.