The turangawaewae of Ngāti Maru is its marae in Tarata - Te Upoko o Te Whenua. The Deed of Settlement ceremony to complete the Treaty of Waitangi settlement for Taranaki iwi Ngāti Maru has been postponed. READ MORE:* Taranaki iwi treaty settlement ceremony to take place this month* Last Taranaki iwi to settle treaty claim votes to accept $30m deal* Ngāti Maru one step closer to land, $30m treaty settlement“We have taken a cautionary approach as there is nothing more important than protecting whakapapa. The signing ceremony – Te Hiringa Taketake - between Ngāti Maru and the Crown was due to take place on February 27 at Tarata Domain in Tarata. The Trustees acknowledge there will be no final settlement until all of Ngāti Maru come together on its whenua as Ngāti Maruwharanui Iwi.

Source: Stuff February 19, 2021 16:01 UTC