POUTŪTERANGI MARAE
TAKURUA
POUTŪTERANGI MARAE
Raropua was a pā at Te Puna at the end of Tangitu Road. This was the pā of Tūtereinga, son of Ranginui.
Once, a man named Takurua lived at this pā. He was a huge man: strong and powerful. He was also known as a very hairy man too; perhaps this added to his strength. He was well known as the fighting chief of Raropua.
One day a war party came to Raropua pā. In spite of the strength of Takurua and his men, the pā fell to the attackers and Takurua and his med had to flee. Fortunately, it was low tide and Takurua was able to run across the Waikaraka estuary. However, three of the attacking war party saw him, and ran swiftly after him. On the other side of the estuary, Takurua saw a canoe pulled up on the beach. In his haste, he had dropped his weapons at Raropua.