Manutūkē
Te Poho o Rukupo
Ko Manawaru te maunga
Ko Te Ārai te awa
Ko Horouta me Takitimu nga waka
Ko Ngāti Kaipoho me Ngāi Te Aweawe nga hapu
Ko Rongowhakaata te iwi
Ko Manutūkē te whenua
Ko Te Poho o Rukupō me Epeha ngā wharenui
Ko Te Poho o Hinehou (Māori Battalion) te whare-kai
Ko Manutūkē te urupā
Ko Manutūkē te wahi noho
Ko Toko Toru Tapu te whare karakia
Ko Manutūkē te kōhanga reo
Ko Manawaru ngā whare kaumatua
Manutūkē Marae is situated on the Manutūkē 1, C and E4 blocks and belongs to Ngāti Kaipoho and Ngāi Te Aweawe. The wharenui are named Te Poho o Rukupō and Epeha. The following whakatauki applies to Manutūkē Marae:
‘Toia nga waewae o to tamahine
Kia tau ai te haere i nga parae o Manutūkē.’
‘Fashion well your daughter’s legs
That she may look sprightly on Manutūkē field.’
The wharenui, Te Poho o Rukupā is one of the oldest meeting houses in Tāranga. It was originally located at Pākirikiri by the mouth of the Karaua stream. It was built in 1878 by Rukupā’s younger brother Pera Tawhiti in honour of Rukupā. Te Poho o Rukupō was moved to its present site by Otene Pitau (adopted son of Rukupō). Many hapū helped move the wharenui by oxen. The relocation took many days. During the 1980s Rongowhakaata people, directed by Cliff Whiting, undertook extensive restoration work.
The whare Epeha belonged to the Whaitiri family who lived on either side of Te Ārai river. Following consolidation of lands at Manutūkē, the whānau asked that the house be located alongside the other houses at Manutūkē Marae. The Epeha carvings are very close to those of the Manutūkē Church.
Today Manutūkē Marae is dedicated to the memory of the soldiers who fought with the 28th Māori Battalion, the dining room is so named Māori Battalion. The marae today is therefore used by Rongowhakaata for ANZAC Day Commemorations.
For marae enquiries email: manutukemarae.official@gmail.com
Watch the video below and check out the kupu to learn the
Waiata ā ringa - ngā pepeha o ngā marae: Ko tenei te karanga o Manutūkē e.
Ko Manawaru te maunga
Ko Te Ārai te awa
Ko te Poho o Rukupō
Ko Epeha, Ko te Hokokōtahitanga ngā whare tipuna
Ko te tari o te ora
Ko te Poho o Hinehou
Ko Ngāti Kaipoho
Ngāi Te Aweawe nga hapū
Ko tēnei te karanga o Manutoke e
Ko Manawaru te Maunga
Ko Te Ārai te awa
Nā Teina Moetara i tito, performed by Tū Te Manawa Maurea - 2016 Tamararo Regionals.
