Ko Tokatoka te Maunga
Ko Wairoa te Awa
Ko Māmari te Waka
Ko Ngati Whātua te Iwi
Ko te Uri-ō-Hau te Hapu
Ko Te Orikena te Wharenui
Ko Ngā Anahera te Wharekai
Ko Ripia te Marae.

Hono and connection for us as a people is important to understanding your place of belonging, how you got there and what we have that makes us who we are – a connection to people, land and culture.

Welcome to “Tōku Tūrangawaewae” - the Ripia Marae series of whānau history, stories of whakapapa, connection and belonging.

"Koinei to tātou kāinga, to tātou Tūrangawaewae…"

Nau mai, whakarongo mai.