2016年5月3日 · Waiwhetu Marae is the centre of a vibrant and long established urban papakāinga housing 120 whānau of Te Atiawa descendants near the banks of the Waiwhetu stream in Lower Hutt. Amidst powerful economic and societal change it has supported generations of its whānau in a lifestyle that values whakapapa , whanaungatanga and manaakitanga as ...

The suburb includes Waiwhetū Marae, a marae (tribal meeting ground) of Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika and of Te Āti Awa. The marae, founded in 1960, includes the Arohanui ki te Tangata wharenui (meeting house).

Waiwhetū marae is located in Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt. It was opened in September 1960. The wharenui is named Arohanui ki te Tangata. The marae connects ancestrally to the waka Aotea and Tokomaru.

Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa ki te Upoko o Te Ika a Māui (Te Rūnanga) is based in Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt. We are a member of Āti Awa nui tonu Mana whenua rōpū. As an iwi-based organisation, our way of being and practicing is embedded in Te Ao Māori.

Waiwhetū marae is located in Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt. It belongs to the Te Ati Awa iwi. The wharenui named Arohanui ki te Tangata. The marae connects ancestrally to the waka Aotea and Tokomaru.

Find out about our local marae and the services they provide to our Māori communities. Opened in 1960 after years of fundraising, the Waiwhetū marae complex is in the heart of the Waiwhetū papakāinga - the oldest traditional communal occupation of Te Āti Awa people in …

The marae was officially opened in September 1960, with visiting dignitaries including then-Prime Minister Sir Walter Nash, as captured in this Pictorial Parade newsreel. 27. Among those also documenting the opening were famed photographer Ans Westra.

Succeeding as Māori is having and using Māori values and beliefs because they make up who we are - that’s being Māori. You don’t have to physically look Māori or do things that people say are Māori, like kapa haka or te reo, because you are Māori. It’s what’s inside you. I find all of those beliefs help you succeed as Māori.

Whare nui called 'Arohanui ki te Tangata / Te Ra o Te Raukura'. Opened in September 1960. Located at 4 Puketapu Grove, Lower Hutt, opposite Te Whiti Park. It traces its origins to Te Atiawa, and members of that iwi who arrived in the Hutt Valley in …

Manuhiri (guests) are welcomed by the local Te Āti Awa people at Waiwhetū marae in the Hutt Valley. Te Āti Awa have a slight variation to the usual protocol – they hongi (press noses in greeting) and harirū (shake hands) before the speeches begin, …