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Opape is a small coastal settlement in the Ōpōtiki District of the Bay of Plenty Region on New Zealand's North Island. It is 2 km (1.2 mi) east of Omarumutu

Opape is the eastern end of the traditional territory of the Whakatōhea Māori iwi. When most of Whakatōhea's land was confiscated by the Crown in the 1860s, most of the iwi was crowded into the 20,300-acre Ōpape Native Reserve, which included coastal Opape and inland hills.

Marae

Opape Marae and Muriwai meeting house is a traditional meeting place of the Whakatōhea hapū of Ngāi Tamahaua (Ngāi Tama). In October 2020, the Government committed $744,574 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and two other Whakatōhea marae, creating 30 jobs.

References

1. ^ "Opape". Māori Maps. Te Potiki National Trust. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
2. Walker, Ranginui (1 March 2017). "Te Whakatōhea – From European contact to today". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
3. "The Ōpape Native Reserve". Whakatōhea and Te Tāwharau o Te Whakatōhea and the Crown Deed of Settlement of Historical Claims (PDF). pp. 35–37. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
4. McLellan, John (2020). Raupatu and Compensation in the North-Eastern Bay of Plenty 1865-1874 (PDF). p. 96. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
5. "Whakatōhea". Te Kāhui Māngai (Directory of Iwi and Māori Organisations). Te Puni Kōkiri.
6. "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.

37°58′34″S 177°25′23″E / 37.976°S 177.423°E / -37.976; 177.423

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