Ngararatunua or Ngāraratunua is a semi-rural community on the outskirts of
Whangārei, in the
Northland Region of New Zealand's
North Island
The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest ...
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The local Ngāraratunua Marae and Te Paea Soldiers' Memorial Hall is a meeting place of the
Ngāpuhi hapū of
Ngāti Hau,
Ngāti Hine,
Te Parawhau and
Ngāti Kahu o Torongare
Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, an ...
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References
Whangarei District
Suburbs of Whangārei
Populated places in the Northland Region
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