The annual marae stay is an integral part of the NUONI curriculum

It usually takes place in the fourth week of Term 1. A whānau will offer their home marae and the table below lists the many around Te Ika a Maui who have hosted us over the years. The noho ā-marae is an opportunity to build whanaungatanga within NUONI and to develop friendships between tamariki and mātua. It is an essential learning experience to develop students’ understanding of marae protocol and the marae complex , iwi/hapū histories and whakapapa.

Equally it provides an insight into the issues affecting mana whenua, often from an environmental point of view and over the years students have been fortunate to hear kōrero from kaumātua or tāngata kaitiaki, as well as kaimahi from Te Papa Atawhai (DOC), Forest and Bird etc. Above all noho a-marae are a fun-filled time, with lots of outdoor trekking,swimming, sports, tākaro Māori, kapa haka, concerts and visits to places of significance to hapū within their tribal rohe. They are also renowned for the tastiest meals and memorable hakari.

Te Tau                                      Te Marae                         Rohe/Iwi 

1991                                         Motiti                                 Hokianga

1992                                         Owae                                 Waitara

 1993                                        Piritahi                              Waiheke

1999                                         Reweti                               Ngāti Whātua

2000                                        Te Puna                              Tauranga

2002                                        Rangitihi                 Matata / Ngāti Rangitihi

2004                                       Takahiwai             Patuharakeke, Whangarei

2006                                       Te Uri O Hina      Pukepoto / Te Rarawa

2007                                       Tarimano       Rotorua/ Ngāti Rangiwewehi

2009                                       Omaha                               Ngāti Manuhiri

2010                                       Waimango                         Ngāti Whanaunga

2011                                       Ngāraratunua                   Kamo / Ngāpuhi

2012                                       Waimango                       Ngāti Whanaunga

2013                                      Te Kaha                           Te Whānau -ā-Apanui

2014                                      Apumoana                    Tuhourangi , Rotorua

2015                                     Orakei                                Ngāti Whātua

2016                                     Umupuia                           Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki 

2017                                    Waitetoko                         Ngāti Tuwharetoa

2018                                    Waiora                                Ngāti Kurī

2019                                    Kōkōhinau                                   Ngāti Awa

2020                                    Whangara                            Ngāti Konohi

2021 and 2022 - cancelled due to COVID 19