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Ohakuri
Ohakuri
is a
rural community
in the
Taupo District
and
Waikato region
of
New Zealand's
North Island
. It features the
Orakei Korako Geothermal Area
, the
artificial
Lake Ohakuri
and the
Ohakuri Dam
.
The
area
also includes Maroanui
Marae
, a
meeting place
of
the local
Ngāti Tūwharetoa
hapū
of
Ngāti Hinerau
. It features a
meeting house
of the same name. The marae was
renovated
between 2008 and 2010, with a
grant
from the nearby
Wairakei Power Station
. The renovations included
wheelchair ramps
and
accessible toilets
for
disabled
members of the hapū.