Okauia


Okauia is a rural settlement and community located east of Matamata, in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of articles threaded on a stick" for Ōkauia.
The area includes three marae affiliated with the Ngāti Hinerangi iwi:
Another local marae, Tangata Marae, is affiliated with the Ngāti Raukawa iwi and its Ngāti Hinerangi hapū.