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title: Te Rūnanga o Rāpaki
description: Pepeha and whakataukī information specifically related to Te Rūnanga o Rāpaki for usage by descendants of the marae.
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# Te Rūnanga o Rāpaki

Te Rūnanga o Rāpaki is one of 18 Papatipu Rūnanga across Te Waipounamu as seen in the resource. The takiwā centres on Rāpaki and includes the catchment of Whakaraupo and Te Kaituna.

Pepeha

Waka: Tākitimu, Uruao, Makawhiu

Takata: Te Rakiwhakaputa

Moana: Whakaraupō

Maunga: Te Poho o Tamatea Pōkai Whenua

Awa: Ōmaru

Whare Tipuna: Wheke

Marae: Te Rapaki o Te Rakiwhakaputa

Marae: Rāpaki

Iwi: Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha and Ngāi Tahu

Hapū: Ngāti Wheke

Contact

Postal address: PO Box 107

Lyttelton

Physical: Rapaki Drive, Lyttelton Harbour (turn off from Governor’s Bay–Lyttelton Harbour Road)

Phone: (03) 328 9415

Email: rapaki@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Google Map: here