Onetahua Marae

Ko Pikikirunga rāua ko Parapara ngā maunga
Ko Pariwhakaoho rāua ko Tākaka ngā awa
Ko Te Waikoropupū te puna waiora
Ko Te Ao Marama te whare tupuna
Ko Matika te wharekai
Ko Tokomaru, ko Tainui ngā waka e rua
Ko Ngāti Tama, ko Te Ātiawa, ko Ngāti Rārua ngā iwi e toru
Ko Mātāwaka ngā iwi e tautoko ana
Ko Onetahua te Marae e tū nei!

Kaupapa / Mission

Onetahua Marae in Mohua embraces Manawhenua and Mātā Waka by providing the following tikanga with Aroha.•  Āwhinatanga   •  Wairuatanga
•  Manaakitanga   •  Hauoratanga
•  Whanaungatanga   •  Akoranga
•  Mātauranga   •  Whakaruruhau

He aha te mea nui o te ao?
He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata!

Hītori

Onetahua is the original name for Farewell Spit, meaning 'heaped up sand'. Onetahua Marae was established 1986. The marae building repurposed the Tarakohe School, which had closed.