Te Puea Memorial Marae is a marae located in Māngere Bridge, Auckland, New Zealand. Opened in 1965, it was the first urban marae in Auckland, built for all Māori instead of a specific iwi, but in particular as a community centre for local urban Māori communities around Onehunga and Māngere, and for the Waikato Tainui iwi.
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The marae is named for Māori leader and relative of King Mahuta, Te Puea Hērangi, and is known by the proverb te kei o te waka o Tainui (the stern of Tainui), as it is the northernmost marae associated with Waikato Tainui. The marae has been used as an events centre, and since 2016 the marae has provided transitional housing and emergency provisions for homeless people.