Carved meeting house whare tipuna Hinenuitepo at Waikotikoti marae near Te Whaiti, Te Urewera, North Island, New Zealand

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Waikotikoti marae is located on the edge of Te Urewera, 20 km outside Murupara. The primary hapū are Ngāti Hamua ki Te Whaiti, Ngāti Te Karaha and Warahoe ki Te Whaiti of Ngāti Whare. The whare tipuna is named Hinenuitepo. Waikotikoti connects ancestrally to the Mātaatua waka, the maunga Tuwatawata and the awa Whirinaki.

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