Puurekireki marae is located 6km to the south of Pirongia township. Its primary hapuu is Ngaati Taramatau (with affiliations also to Ngaati Apakura) of Ngaati Hikairo, sharing links also with Waikato and Ngaati Maniapoto iwi.

The whare tupuna is Marutehiakina. The marae connects ancestrally to the Tainui waka, the maunga Pirongia and the awa Waipaa.