There are about 80 marae (Māori meeting grounds) in the Gisborne District of New Zealand.
[1] They include the marae of six iwi (tribes):[2] Ngāti Porou,[3] Te Aitanga-ā-Hauiti, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki,[4] Te Whānau-ā-Apanui,[5] Ngai Tamanuhiri[6] and Rongowhakaata.
[7] In October 2020, the Government committed $14,267,895 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade 59 marae in the district, with the intention of creating 393.6 jobs.
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