marae

Kutaroa Marae opens after more than 40 years.

Ngāti Tauaiti hapū was joined by various uri of Tauranga Moana over the weekend to celebrate the opening of their marae which was laid to rest in 1982.

"The declining population on Matakana in the late 1970s, issues of access and challenges associated with maintenance, lead to the aged building being laid to rest in 1982,” - Mererina Murray

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