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A marae is a special place in the community A marae is a special place to the community all over New Zealand because many of the maori’s built a marae in special places. A marae is the heart of the whanau. The marae can be help with whakapapa where your from. It can also be about turangawaewae.

 Firstly a marae is special because marae’s are the heart of any whanau in the community. Marae’s can be used for celebrations like birthday party’s,whanau reunions,hui and celebrating the life of a loved one that passed.

 Secondly a marae can also be special to the community because inside any marae around the world they have these names and carving, the names on the wall stands for there names which is called your tupuna.

 Thirdly a marae is very special because it is anybody’s home ground especially if the whanau belongs to the marae. A marae is also for turangawaewae. Turangawaeawae means that it is your whanau home and your standing ground, it is mostly for kaumatu’s As a result a marae is special because it can be for celebrations for celebrating the life of a loved one. It is for whakapapa and for Turangawaewae.


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