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Parawera

Coordinates: 38°04′27″S 175°25′41″E / 38.074090°S 175.428081°E / -38.074090; 175.428081
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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]

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]

References

  1. ^ Unknown. "Visualizing Māori Land - Parawera". landcareresearch.co.nz. Landcare Research.
  2. ^ a b "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  3. ^ a b "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.

38°04′27″S 175°25′41″E / 38.074090°S 175.428081°E / -38.074090; 175.428081