Puketapu is a rural community in the
Hastings District
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and
Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's
North Island
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It is located west of
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and north of
Hastings.
Marae
The community has four
Ngāti Kahungunu
Ngāti Kahungunu is a Māori iwi located along the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The iwi is traditionally centred in the Hawke's Bay and Wairārapa regions.
The tribe is organised into six geographical and administrative di ...
marae:
* Hamuera or Moteo Marae and Rangimarie meeting house is a meeting place of
Ngāti Hinepare
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 ...
and
Ngāti Māhu
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 ...
.
* Rūnanga Marae and Te Aroha meeting house is a meeting place of
Ngāi Te Ūpokoiri
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 ...
,
Ngāti Hinemanu
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 ...
and
Ngāti Mahuika.
* Timikara Marae and Te Whānau Pani meeting house is a meeting place of
Ngāti Hinepare
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 ...
and
Ngāti Māhu
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 ...
.
* Wharerangi Marae and Manahau meeting house is a meeting place of
Tāwhao Tāwhao was a Māori rangatira (chief) in the Tainui confederation of tribes, based at Kāwhia, New Zealand. He probably lived around 1500 CE. He was the last chief to led the whole of Tainui, since the feud between his two sons, Whatihua and Tūro ...
and
Ngāti Hinepare
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 ...
.
The new Manahau meeting house opened in 2022.
In October 2020, the Government committed $6,020,910 from the
Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade a group of 18 marae, including the four Puketapu marae. The funding was expected to create 39 jobs.
Education
Puketapu School is a co-educational state primary school,
with a roll of as of
References
Hastings District
Populated places in the Hawke's Bay Region
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