Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Marae
Ko Tumutumuwhenua te whare Tupuna, Ko Te Puru o Tāmaki te whare kai, Ko Ōrākei te marae.
Ōrākei Marae is a living breathing part of the Ngāti Whātua people. Located above Ōkahu Bay on the shores of the Waitematā Harbour, Ōrākei Marae is just a 10-minute drive from downtown Tāmaki Makaurau. Takaparawhau (Bastion Point), where the Marae is based, is steeped in rich culture and history, boasting in spectacular views of the Waitematā Harbour and Te Kahu Tōpuni o Tuperiri.
Tumutumuwhenua, the ancestor the house represents, has connections to all the major tribes throughout Aotearoa.
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Marae
About Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
We are the tangata whenua of Tāmaki with our mana over the land and sea being underpinned by take tūpuna (ancestral relationships), take raupatu (taking of the land and sea by traditional warfare), ahi kā (unbroken occupation) and tuku whenua (traditional gifting of land ).
Ko au te tangata whenua o Tāmaki pokapū me Te Waitematā. He take tupuna, he take raupatu, he ahi kā, he tuku whenua, te takenga mai o tōku rangatiratanga, ki runga o Te Kahu Tōpuni o Tuperiri e hora ake nei.