Tūrangawaewae is a whānau led te Ao Māori programme that helps build healthy whānau relationships. Drawing upon the definition of Tūrangawaewae being a safe place to stand, we understand that once the foundations are strong, stable and safe, everything builds from there.

Tūrangawaewae is one of the most well-known and powerful Māori concepts. Literally tūranga (standing place), waewae (feet), it is often translated as ‘a place to stand’. Tūrangawaewae are places where we feel especially empowered and connected. They are our foundation, our place in the world, our home.

Tūrangawaewae (Māori: [tʉːɾaŋawaewae]) is a marae and a royal residence in Ngāruawāhia, Waikato, New Zealand. It is the official residence of the Māori monarch and the administrative headquarters of the Kīngitanga movement.

Tūrangawaewae marae is located on River Road in Ngāruawāhia, on the banks of the Waikato River. The primary hapū for this marae are Ngāti Mahuta and Ngāti Te Weehi of Waikato-Tainui. The main whare tupuna are Mahinaarangi (1929) and Turongo (1938), which is the Māori monarch’s official residence.

Tūrangawaewae is one of the most well-known and powerful Māori concepts. It is often translated as ‘a place to stand’. Tūrangawaewae are places where we feel especially empowered and connected. They are our foundation, our place in the world, our home. A person’s marae is often seen as their Tūrangawaewae.

Tūrangawaewae marae at Ngāruawāhia is the seat of the Māori King movement, which developed in the 1850s to unify Māori and protect their land. Tūrangawaewae – literally ‘a place to stand’ – was built in the 1920s under the direction of Te Puea Hērangi, granddaughter of the second Māori king. Listen to a Roadside Story about Tūrangawaewae.

1. (noun) domicile, standing, place where one has the right to stand - place where one has rights of residence and belonging through kinship and whakapapa. (Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 243;) 2. (noun) footstool - a Māori Bible use where it is written as two words.

Ko Rangiriri, ko Paterangi, ko Rangiaowhia, ko Waitara ētahi o ngā wāhi pakanga o ngā tūpuna, mō te tūrangawaewae me te mana motuhake te take. He nui kē atu. Ko tā koutou, he kapo i ngā tauira e tika ana mā koutou. He nui ngā whānau e noho kāinga kore ana. He aha ngā urupare a te Kāwanatanga ki te hāpai ake i te hunga kore kāinga.

2017年7月14日 · The takiwa centres on Wainono, sharing interests with Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua to Waitaki, and extends inland to Omarama and the Main Divide. Maunga: Te Taari Te Kaumira, Kā Tapuwae o Urihia, Uretāne. Hapū: Ngāti Hateatea, Kāi Taoka, Te Aitaka a Tapuiti, Kāti Huirapa.

Ko Wairarapa tōku tūrangawaewae. Wairarapa is my place to stand.