Ko whata o rapaka
manuku o te roa

Ngati Tamaoho me Ngati Koheriki, Ngai Tai Ki Tamaki nga hapu
Ko Waikato te waka
Ko Tainui te iwi

Whātapaka marae is located along a private road at the end of Whātapaka Road in Waiuku. The principal iwi associated with Whātapaka is Ngāti Koheriki, Ngai Tai and Ngāti Tamaoho. The marae complex hosts the wharenui Tamaoho, the wharekai Te Kupenga and the wharemoe Te Ohaki o nga Tūpuna.

Whātapaka marae sits upon a reservation, Parish of Karaka Lot 64D, which was set aside for the purpose of establishing a community plaza for the affiliated hapū. Whātapaka marae, through the primary hapū of Ngāti Tamaoho, has occupied this area for close to 1000 years.

Whare: Tamaoho
Wharekai: Te Kupenga
Waka: Tainui
Hui: Tikanga / Kawa: Tainui
Tangi: Tikanga / Kawa: Tainui
Iwi / Rūnanga: Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Koheriki, Ngāti Tamaoho

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Daily hireage costs
Offer overnight stay
Total capacity - Overnight stay
Total capacity - Wharekai/dining room
Total capacity - Day event/kaupapa
Number of showers
- Female	3
- Male	2
Number of toilets
- Female	3
- Male	4
Number of Wheelchair access toilets & showers
- Toilets	4
- Showers	2
Approx. Car Park	120
Provide kitchen equipment, utensils, crockery
Wheelchair accessibility	Yes
Provide conference equipment
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Whaataapaka Marae

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