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Te Puea Memorial Marae is a marae located in Māngere Bridge, Auckland, New Zealand. Opened in 1965, it was the first urban marae in Auckland, built for ngā hau e whā (all Māori), but in particular as a community centre for local Urban Māori communities around Onehunga and Māngere, and for the Waikato Tainui iwi. The marae is named for Māori leader and relative of King Mahuta, Te Puea Hērangi, and is known by the whakataukī (proverb) te kei o te waka o Tainui (the sternpost of Tainui), as it is the northernmost Waikato Tainui marae.

The marae has been used as an events centre, and since 2016 the marae has provided transitional housing and emergency provisions for people experiencing Homelessness in New Zealand.

Land history
The land at Ōrākei

Whakatakataka (Ōrākei) = Waiohua pa that fell in the 1740s.

Circa 1740,

Ngāti Whātua from Kaipara were at war with Waiohua, a confederation of Tāmaki Māori led by Kiwi Tāmaki. After a taua (war party) from the Te Taoū hapū of Ngāti Whātua defeated Kiwi Tāmaki in battle at Paruroa, Te Taoū led a campaign to capture the Auckland isthmus. During this period, members of Ngāti Whātua who were not Te Taoū formed a taua to avenge the deaths of the Ngāti Whātua chiefs Te Huru and Taura, and attacked the settlements of the twin brother Waiohua chiefs Hupipi and Humataitai at Ōrākei and Kohimarama. Most residents were slaughtered, and the pā were captured in a few days.

twin chiefs Hūpipi and Hūmātaitai defeated by NW.

Te Raupatu Tihore w/Kāwharu

f Pokanoa (Pokanoa paa was more fully named Te Pokanoa a Tarahape, was situated on the eastern headland above Onepuwhakatakataka, Onepū Whakatakataka Kawharu and the 16th century raids of Ngati Whatua

"Whakatakataka was also the .... Whakatakataka is of special .....

Te Pokanoa a Tarahape. Tarahape = minor wife of Ikamaupoho, who was killed for itnerfering with a tapu waka, causing many deaths.

Takaparawhau = headland pa above Okahu Bay. Tokapūrewha or ‘Black Mussel Rock’ is a pa on the eastern headland of Okahu Bay. This pa was captured during the Ngati Whatua raupatu in the mid-17th century.

Te Umuponga - This pā site is located at the eastern.....

Paewhenua, son of Tuperiri. Paewhenua+ wife Paretaua were based at Okahu, Waipapa (Mechanics Bay) and Te Tō (Freemans Bay). And Te Whakaariki.

late 1700s= Main Ngati Whatua kainga alongside Onehunga/Māngere. Snapper.

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/UnitaryPlanDocuments/pc7-02788-first-state-house.pdf

Unsure source - don't use unless found elsewhere https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11113630?searchTerm=%22tamaki%20isthmus%22 The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Thu 8 Jul 1937 Page 10 THE MAORI STILL RETREATS "Tarakumikumi" Waiohua chief in Orakei hated nephew Kapetawa, who lived at Kohimarama. Worried about his lineage taking power, attempted murder on a fishing expedition, saved by mother. In 1930s forcably resettled from Orakei to the "country" to make way for Orakei Garden Suburb.

-sewage plant opened in March 1914, due to problems with sewage at Queen St. -Locationw as chosen as it was the narrowest point of the harbour, and would benefit from the water discharged every tide change. Chosen over Coxs Creek as it did not have this advantange + the sewage would flow past the city at Cox's. -when it opened it served 89,000, with the potential to be extended to 300,000. -By 1920 clear that waters of Okahu Bay were polluted. -In 1931 report by H. H. Watkins recommended abandoning Orakei in favour of Browns Island. Diluting sewage into large bodies of water = most popular and economical option at the time. Planned to use the Motukorea Channel. Wasn't adopted due to concerns about a repeat of Orakei (as waste was still in harbour). Much discussed, Huia option considered, WWII halted all plans. --Dove-Myer Robinson (Auckland and Suburban Drainage League) major force for change. Robinson = managing director of Childware Ltd, home in Glendowie. His son had contracted meningitis, which Robinson thought was caused by swimming in harbour (+sewage from Orakei). Due to this + the league's poor treatment by J A C Allum (mayor and chair of drainage board), Robinson started a personal crusade against any treatment facilities on Browns Island + to keep the Waitemata Harbour free of pollution. -Progress on Browns Island was slow due to remote location. League was able to stall. Underwater borings for the Browns Island sewer were done in early 1949. -Dual scheme (Browns Island + a Manukau Harbour option) became preferred option by council in the late 1940s. March 1951 approved the dual scheme. -Nov 1952 = Puketutu Island scheme unveiled, authored by R. P. Worley. Using oxidation ponds. -1954 review of Browns Island sewage seabed trench was made, placed on hold due to board members' inexperience in answering the questions (and an overseas panel of experts was sought to review). July 1954 = board agreed to exclusively use Manukau Harbour for all of Auckland. -Hobson Bay sewer connecting to Okahu Bay was demolished in 2010.

Bastion Point protest movement
NWO -returned to Tamaki after refuge, when balance muskets was realigned. Gifted many lands to Waikato as thanks and to strengthen ties between the two. -Due to Fitzroy waiver, most of NWO land alienated, except for 700 acre block at Orakei. In 1860s the land court established a trust to administer the NWO land. -In 1898 partitioned the land, making it the personal property of trustees and their families. -Between 1913 and 1930, most of the Orakei Block was acquired by the Crown. Began with Bastion Point in late 1800s, taken for a military base to protect against russian scare. Also state housing. -By 1951, the community was restricted to 3 acres in Okahu Bay. These 3 acres were taken under the e Public Works Act, and the community was relocated to state rental units near Takaparawhau Park. Te Puru o Tamaki wharenui destroyed. NWO only left with quarter acre cemetery -1977 Bastion Point. Govt's plan of 1976 to develop Takaparawhau Park. -Govt returned 10 hectares of land, including where rental properties were. Orakei Block Vesting and Use Act 1978. A trust established. -In 1991 the Orakei Act was passed, based on Waitangi Tribunal's rec's. Further land returned, primarily Takaparawhau Park, co-administered with AKL council + NWO. -3 hectares set aside for commercial development, on which a retirement village was built. Start of NWO building capital for future descendants. -1991 crown sold rail assets, including Auckland railway station. NWO purchased this and surrounding 20 hectares for $20mil.

Modern buildings
-created on general land for "all". 1991 act changed this, made the marae for NGati Whatua.

https://ngatiwhatuaorakei.com/nga-korero-o-orakei-marae/