[1] The Newlands School house, opened near Rangiora in 1880, was moved to Fairton in 1901.
The school moved to a new location donated by a local business in 1968.
It held Waitangi Day events from 1973, and incorporated a hāngī into the annual holiday from 1974.
The land was officially purchased by the Mid Canterbury Māori Committee in 1975.
In October 2020, the Government committed $110,208 from the Provincial Growth Fund to renovate the marae, creating 14 jobs.