Tauranganui marae is located on the awa Waikato, 10 km east of Port Waikato on the Tuakau Bridge–Port Waikato Road. Hapuu affiliated to Tauranganui include Ngaati Kaiaua, Ngaati Rangiwahitu and Ngaati Tiipa of Waikato iwi.

The wharenui is Rangiwahitu, the wharekai is Tu-kotahi and the wharepuni/ruruhau is Ngaati Kaiaua. The marae connects ancestrally to the awa Waikato, and the Tainui waka.