Te Kaha is a small New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 community situated in the Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty

The Bay of Plenty , often abbreviated to BOP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name...

 near Opotiki

Opotiki

Opotiki is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. It houses the headquarters of the Opotiki District Council and comes under the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.-Population:* of the town: 4176 - Male 1,989, Female 2,187...

. It has a population of about 375, approximately 70 percent of Māori descent.
Corporal Willie Apiata, who received the New Zealand Victoria Cross on 2 July 2007, comes from Te Kaha, as did Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu

Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu

Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu VC was a New Zealand soldier and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross. A Māori of Ngati Porou and Te Whanau-a-Apanui descent, he grew up in Ruatoria, where he attended Hiruharama School.-Details:...

who received the VC posthumously in October 1943.

List of marae in the Te Whanau a Apanui iwi.
Hārāwaka - Hawai;
Hikarukutai - Maraenui;
Tutāwake - Whitianga;
Rongomaihuatahi - Omaio;
Matekitatahi - Otuwhare;
Hinetekahu - Waiōrore;
Te Ehutu - Te Kaha;
Kaiaio - Maungaroa;
Kahurautao - Pahaoa;
Maruhaeremuri - Wairuru;
Pararaki - Raukokore;
Kauaetangohia - Whangaparaoa;
Ngunguruoterangi - Potaka.