Omahu is a village in the

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and

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of New Zealand's

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. The New Zealand

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gives a translation of "the place where Mahu ran out of food" for ''Ōmahu''. A missionary site was established at Omahu in the early 19th century.

Marae

The area has two

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marae A ' (in New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian), ' (in Tongan), ' (in Marquesan) or ' (in Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes in Polynesian societies. In all these languages, the term a ...

. Omāhu Marae is a meeting place for Ngāi Te Ūpokoiri, Ngāti Hinemanu, Ngāti Honomōkai and

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; it includes the Kahukuranui meeting house. Te Āwhina Marae is a meeting place for Te Ūpokoiri, Ngāti Hinemanu,

; its meeting house has been demolished. In October 2020, the Government committed $6,020,910 from the

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to upgrade a group of 18 marae, including Omāhu Marae. The funding was expected to create 39 jobs.

Education

Omahu School is a co-educational state primary school, with a roll of as of

References

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