WHAT IS A MARAE?
A Marae is a gathering place. It consists of a tribal house, a dinning room and rest rooms. The customs and traditions of the [Maori] tribe are practised on the Marae.
Events held on the Marae include;
- Welcoming Ceremonies
- Tribal Meetings
- Baptisms
- Birthdays
- Weddings
- Funerals
- Business Conferences
- Educational Workshops
- Celebratory Feasts
Waitangi Marae is located in the Bay of Islands, the Northern part of New Zealand.
Waitangi Marae is located 2 kilometers to the north of Paihia, next to the Waitangi River mouth in the Bay of Islands. It is the only marae in Waitangi. The principal hāpu are Ngāti Rahiri and Ngāti Kawa, who have strong affiliations to Oromahoe marae and belong to the Ngāpuhi Iwi Confederation.
The wharenui named Te Tiriti o Waitangi 1840, was opened in 1923, replacing the original 1881 building; the wharekai is Te Ngakau Aroha. Waitangi Marae was originally a nikau building and the first parliament of the tribes of Ngapuhi, well before the opening of the 1881 building. Waitangi Marae links to the inland mountain pa of Pouerua and claims descent from the waka Ngātokimatawhaorua.
The adjacent land is where He Wakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga (Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand) was sanctioned on 28 October 1835. Five years later, 300 chiefs sat on the same spot to debate Te Tiriti O Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi), and signed the agreement on 6 February 1840 across the present-day bridge at the home of the British Resident James Busby, now known as the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.
The wharenui named Te Tiriti o Waitangi 1840, was opened in 1923, replacing the original 1881 building; the wharekai is Te Ngakau Aroha. Waitangi Marae was originally a nikau building and the first parliament of the tribes of Ngapuhi, well before the opening of the 1881 building. Waitangi Marae links to the inland mountain pa of Pouerua and claims descent from the waka Ngātokimatawhaorua.
The adjacent land is where He Wakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga (Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand) was sanctioned on 28 October 1835. Five years later, 300 chiefs sat on the same spot to debate Te Tiriti O Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi), and signed the agreement on 6 February 1840 across the present-day bridge at the home of the British Resident James Busby, now known as the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.
