Lists of marae in New Zealand

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The Māori people and Moriori people have 773{{Cite web|title=Must-have marae map at your fingertips|url=https://www.teaomaori.news/must-have-marae-map-your-fingertips|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Māori Television|language=en}} tribal marae (meeting grounds) around New Zealand.{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=Te Puni Kōkiri}}{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}} These grounds usually include a wharenui (meeting house) and are usually affiliated with iwi (tribes) and hapū (sub-tribes).{{cite book |last1=Mead |first1=Hirini Moko |title=Tikanga Māori: living by Māori values |date=2003 |publisher=Huia Publishers |location=Wellington |isbn=1-877283-88-6 |pages=95–100}}

In Māori society, the {{Lang|mi|marae|italic=no}} is a place where the culture can be celebrated, where the Māori language can be spoken, where intertribal obligations can be met, where customs can be explored and debated, where family occasions such as birthdays can be held, and where important ceremonies, such as welcoming visitors or farewelling the dead (tangihanga), can be performed. Like the related institutions of old Polynesia, the marae is a wāhi tapu, a 'sacred place' which carries great cultural meaning.

In Māori usage, the {{Lang|mi|marae ātea}} (often shortened to {{Lang|mi|marae}}) is the open space in front of the {{Lang|mi|wharenui}} (meeting house; literally "large building"). Generally the term {{Lang|mi|marae|italic=no}} is used to refer to the whole complex, including the buildings and the {{Lang|mi|ātea}}. This area is used for pōwhiri (welcome ceremonies) featuring oratory. Some {{Lang|mi|iwi}} (tribes) and {{Lang|mi|hapū}} (sub-tribes) do not allow women to perform oratory on their {{Lang|mi|marae|italic=no}}. The wharenui is the locale for important meetings, sleepovers, and craft and other cultural activities.

The wharekai (dining hall) is used primarily for communal meals, but other activities may be carried out there.