Haere mai / Welcome
Tena koutou katoa. Welcome to the Waimanoni Marae website.
Documents in various formats, photographs and all sorts of information will be posted in relatively quick time so please remember to check back.
If you have any historical photo's, information or would like us to consider material for this site feel free to send us an email.
Te Taitokerau
The Far North contains the ancestral lands of the Maori.
Maori traditions refer to the Far North as "Te Hiku o te Ika" or "the tail of the fish". The fish being the North Island of New Zealand, which was pulled up from the ocean by Maui, our great ancestor.
Tai Tokerau Region
Waimanoni is located just north of the main city of Kaitaia.
Some of the oldest traces of Maori settlement, or kainga, can be found in the region. And throughout known history the social structure of Maori has remained the same: from whanau (immediate family) to extended family (hapu) and ultimately iwi (tribe). There was no Maori nation: instead Maori saw themselves as belonging to their iwi.
New Zealand's northern-most iwi, Te Tai Tokerau, covers a total land area of 1,394,100 hectares, from Mangawhai on the east coast to Kaipara Harbour on the west coast and north to the North Cape, marginally north of Cape Reinga. The region covers three districts: Far North, Whangarei and Kaipara.
According to the 2006 Census, the Maori population in the region was 43,530 representing 7.7 percent of the total New Zealand Maori population. The region is young with half the Maori population under the age of 23.4 years.
About Us
Hapu: Ngai Takoto
Town/City: Waimanoni
Chair Person: Lance Brown
History
In the early 1940's, before the war, the Waimanoni marae was a thriving place and a central point for the local community. It seems that everything that happened in the Waimanoni community - happened at the marae.
Following the war the marae became run down. The Whare kai was neglected with hay being stored thoughout parts of the complex.
By 1945 minor remedial work had been undertaken. All the while however, the marae was reserved for special events such as weddings and tangi. A tennis court was built behind the main complex further supporting the view that everything was held in and around the marae.
In the 1970s whanau managed to secure an old school building from the local Awanui school. The school building was relocated alongside the existing marae building where it has been ever since.
Extensive capital improvements are currently underway or being earmarked for future development. Today, the marae continues to hold important events including meetings, community-based forums, special whanau gatherings or a venue for whanau and visitors to relax, reflect or recoup.
The marae is avaiable for hire click here to go to the booking enquiry form.
Project Overview
1. New Ablution Block
2. Rear Marae Development
3. Electrical re-wire of complex
Project Details
New Ablution Block:
Rear Marae Development:
Electrical re-wire of complex:
Address: xxx Waimanoni, Northland
Telephone: (09) xxx xxxx
Email: xxxx_waimanoni.com
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Tel: (09) xxx xxxx
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