Our History
Ko Tainui te waka
Ko Te Pane o Mataoho raaua ko Maungakiekie ngaa maunga
Ko Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa te moana
Ko Pootatau Te Wherowhero te tangata
Ko Te Puea te marae
Ko Ngaati Mahuta te hapuu
Ko Waikato te iwi
Te Puea Memorial Marae was opened on 13 November 1965, and was the first urban marae in Auckland (Walker, 2004). A Waikato-Tainui marae Primarily established to provide a cultural haven for Maaori in Auckland and, has a long history of extending manaakitanga to a diversity of people (local, national and international).