Te Piringatahi O Te Maungaarongo Marae

Te Piringatahi O Te Maungaarongo Marae Te Piringatahi O Te Maungaarongo Marae is an Auckland based Marae affiliated with the Northern Iwi - Ngapuhi. Our Marae Kawa is Ngapuhi.

Every Marae has its own tikanga and kawa (customs and rules). Ko Te Waonui-a-Tiriwa ngā pae maunga,
Ko Waitematā te moana,
Ko Tiriwa te whenua,
Ko Ngāti Whātua, ko Ngāpuhi, ko Kawerau-Ā-Maki ngā whanaunga,
Ko Te Hau Moana te whare tūpuna,
Ko Kupe rāua ko Puhi-Kai-Ariki ngā amo,
Ko Te Hau Ora te wharekai,
Ko Te Kōhanga Reo ō Maungaarongo te whare mokopuna,
Ko Te Piringatahi o te Maungaarongo te wah

aroa ki te Whare Tapu ō Ngāpuhi. Nestled within the Waitematā region located in West Harbour - West Auckland, Te Piringatahi o te Maungaarongo Marae is a community Marae for all of the community. The Tikanga and Kawa is recognised as Ngāpuhi. The Marae:
Te Piringatahi o te Maungaarongo means – “The bringing together of everyone in peace and unity”. The Wharenui:
The Wharenui is called 'Te Hau Moana' which means “The Wind of the Sea”, as the Marae is located near the West Haven Marina. It is believed that the aromas from this marina, are carried in the wind to the Marae and from this, the wharenui was named. The Wharekai:
The Wharekai is called 'Te Hau Ora' which means “The Wind of Life”. Waharoa Facing the North:
Our wharenui faces towards the North. Traditionally Marae face east, to embrace the welcoming light of each new day, but due to urban building regulations, we were forced to build our Marae facing the North. We believe this irregularity was a positive (sign) facing the North towards Te Rerenga Wairua (where spirits depart) allowing Te Piringatahi o te Maungaarongo to be the waharoa (gateway) to the North allowing us to send our whānau on their final journey to those departing the Earth.

Mandarins will be plentiful in the coming years from the wao hua. What should make if there is excess?
07/04/2026

Mandarins will be plentiful in the coming years from the wao hua. What should make if there is excess?

For any of our kaumātua or their whanau who manaaki them in the West Auckland region.
18/03/2026

For any of our kaumātua or their whanau who manaaki them in the West Auckland region.

I mohio koutou ki tenei momo hua ki roto I te wao?Do you know what this is that’s growing in our food forest?Answer in c...
16/02/2026

I mohio koutou ki tenei momo hua ki roto I te wao?

Do you know what this is that’s growing in our food forest?

Answer in comments⬇️

27/01/2026

Nga mihi nui o te wā e te whanau. These little harore(mushrooms) are tohu(signs) that our wao hua is becoming the connected system we had hoped for. After all the rain and sun over the last month the plants have shoot up but so have the weeds trying to smother them. If you and your tamariki would like to come and tautoko the mahi in our wao hua. Come along apopo from 9am. Hei apopo e te whanau.

02/01/2026

You can see the growth from over the past week. Our system is growing together beautifully. Looking forward to the bounty of kai that will come for the community in the years ahead.

11/12/2025

Harvesting our first cabbage at the marae for the year. Few more have gone to seed so will look to save those for our winter plant out.

As a member of The Tāmaki regional kai network, we attended the 12th hui, bringing together different community growing ...
03/12/2025

As a member of The Tāmaki regional kai network, we attended the 12th hui, bringing together different community growing roopu to kōrero and whakawhiti whakaaro about the future of whakatipu kai I tenei rohe. We also got to visit the well established Kelmarna community farm in Ponsonby and hear how they paddle their waka.

It’s great to see and hear how the different organisations around Tamaki achieve what they imagine.

If you are part of the marae community and you’d like to attend a hui of this sort, whakamohio mai e te whanau.

He tono tenei kia tatou te hapori o te marae ki te haere mai ki tenei hui a te po Taite. Ko te kaupapa kia whakakaha i n...
01/12/2025

He tono tenei kia tatou te hapori o te marae ki te haere mai ki tenei hui a te po Taite. Ko te kaupapa kia whakakaha i nga whanau ki te tupu kai ki I roto I to tatou hapori. Hei reira e te whanau.

Kia ora koutou,

If you live in Massey or West Harbour and are interested in shaping or taking part in key actions to create a more connected, accessible, and abundant food environment for all, this kai hui is for you!

Please bring a plate to share and your kōrero. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Kua hauhakehia nga karoti a nga tamariki o Te Kōhanga mai te maara o te marae.
18/11/2025

Kua hauhakehia nga karoti a nga tamariki o Te Kōhanga mai te maara o te marae.

Miharo te kite I a matou tohu ki te marae kei te rōri o Luckens.
16/11/2025

Miharo te kite I a matou tohu ki te marae kei te rōri o Luckens.

Tena koutou te whanau, na te mahana o enei ra, me te ua kua tau ki te marae, ka tipu nga mea katoa kei roto I te wao hua...
28/10/2025

Tena koutou te whanau, na te mahana o enei ra, me te ua kua tau ki te marae, ka tipu nga mea katoa kei roto I te wao hua o te marae. No reira, he karanga tenei ki nga whanau, Haere mai ki te mahi I tenei Hatarei 10am-1pm.

With the warm, wet weather everythings growing well at the marae. We’re putting out the call, if you can come along and help this Saturday from 10am-1pm, the whenua will thank you. We might even have time to weave some place mats from Harakeke.

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19 Luckens Road
Auckland
0618

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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