Ngaa Tai e Rua marae is located near the centre of Tuakau township. Its two principal hapuu are Ngaati Tiipa and Ngaati Aamaru of the Waikato confederation.

The wharenui is also named Ngaa Tai e Rua, and the wharekai is Reituu. Ngaa Tai e Rua marae is ancestrally linked to the maunga Taupiri and to the awa Waikato.