Ngātokowaru Marae - Hokio, Levin

Tena koutou Ngāti Pareraukawa 

Nga mihi o te tau hou

Welcome to our website. We have new features and want to ensure this site works well. We setting up a document bank which will include interesting historical documents such as the evaluations and annual reports for Te Huarahi o te Ora. You will find our Hapu Plan there and we are uploading our photo library too.

The next Epanui is due. If you have information to include, let us know. To find out what's new go to the next page - pitopito korero.

Otaki & Porirua Trusts Board scholarships were announced on 20th November at Rangiatea. Congratulations to the 20 young people who received awards. Ngati Pareraukawa received the largest amount in $ of the 20 hapu and iwi represented. We encourage you to honour this gift.

Check out the calendar. Events happening at the marae will be added in red, iwi hui in black and other hui in green. You will be able to keep abreast of what is happening in the rohe. We have also added information about our hapu and marae.

Another great feature is our epanui list. We just need your first name, last name and email address. Send to:   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  The epanui is sent out once a month. If you did not receive the September, October & November panui, let us know.                    
          Tell your whanau about this site and the epanui list. Ask them to send us their details.

Ngātokowaru Marae is the home of Ngāti Pareraukawa. It is nestled on the south bank of the Hokio Stream, about a kilometre west of Lake Horowhenua towards Te Moana-o-Raukawa. The whare tupuna, Ngatokowaru, was completed early in 1978 and opened by Ngāti Toa Rangatira in March 1978. The dining room, Pareunuora, has undergone several rebuilding stages since 1981. We will be renovating the kitchen part of Pareunuora with a new food preparation and cooking area and a new dishwashing area in 2012.  (We will need your support!)

A new ablution block was completed in 2005. The original homestead section is south of the marae atea, and has the homestead, Te Patai, sited on it. The building was moved there from Levin, to house the Kohanga Reo, named Kahuitara, during the late 1980s and early 1990s. A double garage on the marae is used as a rangatahi room for our Te Huarahi o te Ora programme.