# Ngāti Moki Marae

Te Pā o Moki, Taumutu · papatipu marae, mana whenua · Pohau Road, Taumutu

https://www.chch.live/marae/taumutu

## The record
- Wharenui: Ngāti Moki
- Wharekai: Riki Te Mairaki Ellison
- It serves: Te Taumutu Rūnanga — Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki of Ngāi Tahu
- Iwi / affiliation: Ngāi Tahu
- Hapū: Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki
- District: Selwyn District — the city's marae at Te Waihora
- Point: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-43.85368&lon=172.35699)

Te Taumutu Rūnanga's marae on the shore of Te Waihora — the mahinga kai heartland of Canterbury. The whare Ngāti Moki opened in 1891 on Moki's own pā site; its defensive ramparts still show as grassy mounds along Pohau Road.

## The marae’s own kōrero
- [the rūnanga's own site](https://tetaumuturunanga.iwi.nz/)
- [Ngāi Tahu — papatipu rūnanga](https://ngaitahu.iwi.nz/ngai-tahu/papatipu-runanga/taumutu/)
- [Māori Maps](https://maorimaps.com/en/marae/ng%C4%81ti-moki)
- [Ti Kōuka Whenua — Christchurch City Libraries](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/ti-kouka-whenua/taumutu/)

## In the archive
- Documents naming it: https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Taumutu

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.85368&lon=172.35699

## Sources
- [Te Taumutu Rūnanga](https://tetaumuturunanga.iwi.nz/)
- [Ngāi Tahu — Taumutu papatipu rūnanga](https://ngaitahu.iwi.nz/ngai-tahu/papatipu-runanga/taumutu/)
- [Māori Maps directory entry](https://maorimaps.com/en/marae/ng%C4%81ti-moki)
- [Environment Canterbury — Ngāi Tahu Papatipu Rūnanga Marae layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/NgaiTahu/MapServer/74)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Ngāti Moki Marae?**

Pohau Road, Taumutu, Christchurch, [on the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.85368,172.35699,17).

**What is the wharenui at Ngāti Moki Marae?**

Ngāti Moki, the wharekai is Riki Te Mairaki Ellison, as the directories the marae speaks through state it.

**Which iwi and hapū is Ngāti Moki Marae affiliated with?**

Iwi: Ngāi Tahu. Hapū: Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki.

**What kind of marae is Ngāti Moki Marae?**

papatipu marae, it serves Te Taumutu Rūnanga — Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki of Ngāi Tahu. It stands in Selwyn District — the city's marae at Te Waihora.

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