Parawera

Parawera or Pārāwera is a village rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located south-east of Te Awamutu and Kihikihi, and east of State Highway 3. It was a Māori settlement during the 19th century.[1]

Marae

The main village is centred around Pārāwera Marae and Tāne-i-rangi-kapua meeting house,[2] a tribal meeting place of the Ngāti Raukawa hapū of Ngāti Ruru, Waenganui and Werokoko, and the Waikato Tainui hapū iof Ngāti Ruru and Ngāti Werokoko.[3]

The nearby Ōwairaka Rāwhitiroa Marae and Takihiku meeting house are a meeting place for the Ngāti Raukawa hapū of Ngāti Kiri, Ngāti Takihiku, Ngāti Whakatere and Rereahu, and the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Korokī and Ngāti Raukawa ki Panehākua.[3][2]

In October 2020, the Government committed $1,259,392 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Pārāwera Marae and Ōwairaka Rāwhitiroa Marae, creating 18 jobs.[4]

References
  1. Unknown. "Visualizing Māori Land – Parawera". landcareresearch.co.nz. Landcare Research.
  2. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  3. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  4. "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.


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