Mai i Kūkūtauākī ki Whareroa, tatu atu ki Paripari Rere whakauta ngā tinitapu ko Wainui, ko Maunganui, Pukemore, Kapakapanui, Pukeatua, Ūngutu atu ki te pou whakararo ki Ngāwhakangutu.

Ko Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai e!

Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai are recognised as the ahi kā, mana whenua and kaitiaki from Kūkūtauākī to Whareroa with overlapping interests with Ngāti Toa Rangatira to Paripari.

Ngā uri o Te Ātiawa ki Kāpiti comprise of all who descend from Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Mutunga and Ngāti Maru Wharanui and who remained living in Waikanae after 1848.

Since 2005, Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai Charitable Trust has been the mandated authority to represent the interests of Ngā Uri o Te Ātiawa ki Kāpiti in all political, social, cultural, economic and environmental kaupapa.

Our interests stretch from Kukutauaki to Whareroa (seaward) to Pukemore and to Maunganui northward tio Kapakapanui and Pukeatua to Ngawhakangutu, then westward to Kukutauaki.

Whakarongotai Marae

“Kia ū koe ki tō marae, mā tō marae ka kia koe he tangata.”

“Hold fast to your marae, for it is your marae that makes you a whole person.”

Whakarongotai Marae holds a special significance for Ātiawa ki Kāpiti. It is our only remaining marae and has been the focal point for our iwi activities since the early 1880’s.

Whakarongotai Marae is currently administered by the Waikanae Marae Reservation Trustees. The Trustees responsibilities are guided by Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and their marae charter.