The desire for a marae at Okarea is an old and enduring one. Our tupuna lived here in a close papakainga - whanau community. In 1948 land was set aside as a reserve for a marae.  Our people had a whare that functioned for their marae purposes.

Since the 1990's our whanau have sought to reestablish a presence on this whenua. In 1996 a Maori reservation was gazetted for a marae for the Ngati Hine and Ngati Mahuta of the Waikato tribe.

Our goals are: 1  - build a whare moe and toilets ;  2  build a whare kai ; 3  complete the marae.  The pages in this website  throw light on this project.
Spread a wing through our website links below to check out our marae building kaupapa.   Mouse over pics,  graphics & icons for info about  links, music, video, audio, Warriors & more about kaupapa Maori.

Check our visitors Dreambook and sign in your comments. Syour dreams with our dreams, sign our  "Moemoea" book
Teenei  te  whakaatu  ki  te  ao  ngaa  ahuatanga  pana  ki  te  hanga  whare  i  runga i te marae  o  Okarea,  te  taaonga  i  tumanakongia  e  te  ngaakau  o  ngaa  tuupuna.

Ka  heke iho  mai  ki  ngaa  waihotanga  iho  hei  hapai  ake  o  raatou  wawata.  He  tirohanga  whakamarama  tonu  teenei  waahi ,  hei  karangatia  ki  te  iwi  kainga,  hoki  mai  ki  te  papawhenua  kia  awhina  mai,  tautoko  mai  te  taaonga  tuku  iho.

Welcome to the Okarea marae website

Our purpose is to present  an  insight  to  our  marae building  project  at  Okarea,  Waerenga  near  Te  Kauwhata (click the Waikato Tainui map of marae).  Our vision is to build a marae.  The goal of this website is to inform and empower our whanau to support our ongoing efforts to grow the vision of a marae to a life of its own.
Okarea Marae Aotearoa
he  honore  he  kororia  ki  te  Atua  ite  waahi  ngaro 
te  Atua  ora  o  nga tupuna  kia  Ihowa  o  nga  mano

he  maungarongo  ki  te  whenua,  he  whakaaro  pai  ki  te  tangata 
kia  whakahonore  ki  te  mokopuna  ote motu 
Te  Arikinui  Te  Atairangikaahu
he  pou  herenga  waka
he  pou  herenga  tangata
he  pou  herenga  iwi

He  kura  tangihia  he  maimai  aroha  ki  te  hunga  kua  whakangaro  ki  te  maunga  o  Taupiri,  te urunga,  te  taka,  te moenga,  te  whakaarahia,  ki  te  takotoranga  whakamutunga  o  ngaa  tuupuna.
Moe  mai  i roto  i  te  ariki.

E  te  iwi  nui  tonu  kia  manawanui.
Ngaa Iwi Maori |   NZ Warriors
run your mouse over the peace balls for webpage info on each page on our website  .. start with acknowledgments
acknowledgments     |    OK pics1   |    OK pics2    |    OK pics4
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Waikato-Tainui
map of marae
click 2  locate Okarea marae in a map of Waikato marae - Open file from its current location .. @ tainui.co.nz
click to check Maaori TV the website of the first indigenous free-to-air Maaori language television station in Aotearoa New Zealand.  Maaori Television has something for everyone – vibrant, cutting edge programmes in both te reo Maaori and English showcasing our history and culture, our old people, our young people and our dreams for the future.   Maaori Television is a servant of the Maaori language and culture
tooku reo tooku ohooho,    Irirangi.Net is a portal to Te Reo Maori radio broadcasting on the Internet. Browse the station websites, look at information provided by Te Mangai Paho and Te Whakaruruhau, or click on Whakarongo to listen to the stations.
click to listen to Radio Tainui on the internet
Okarea whare nui completed in 2003