MARAE ACTIVITY

means the use of land and buildings by Māori and the wider community as a focal point for social, cultural, health and wellbeing and economic activity, including: marae ātea (sacred courtyard); wharenui/wharehui (main building or meeting house); wharemoe (sleeping house); kāuta (kitchen, cookhouse, cooking shed); wharekai (dining hall); māra kai (food garden): ancillary residential units (including kaumatua housing); whare oranga (healthcare centre); kōhanga reo (care centre); wānanga (education facility); papa tākaro (organised sport and recreation); overnight accommodation of visitors; and events and gatherings.