


Te Papatapu marae is located on the northeastern shores of the Aotea Harbour, 26 km north of Kaawhia township. The primary hapuu for this marae are Ngaati Te Wehi and Ngaati Mahuta.
The whare tupuna is Parewhakarukuruku and the wharekai is Te Wehi-kai-wakarua. The marae connects ancestrally to the Tainui waka, the maunga Karioi and the moana Aotea.