Rangitukia is a small settlement 10 kilometres south of East Cape in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island.
[2] The Rangitukia cemetery includes the burial ground of Canon Hone Kaa and former Māori All Black George Nēpia.
[4] Rangitukia has two marae, belonging to the Ngāti Porou hapū of Ngāi Tāne, Ngāti Hokopū, Ngāti Nua, Te Whānau a Hunaara, Te Whānau a Rerewa and Te Whānau a Takimoana:[5] Hinepare Marae and Te Tairawhiti meeting house, and Ōhinewaiapu Marae and meeting house.
[6] In October 2020, the government committed $1,686,254 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Hinepaare, Ōhinewaiapu and four other Rongowhakaata marae, creating an estimated 41 jobs.
[7] Karuwai Marae and Te Rehu ā Karuwai meeting house, north of Rangitukia at the end of a gravel road,[6][1] is a meeting place for the Ngāti Porou hapū of Te Whānau a Karuwai and Te Whānau a Karuai.