and Whakarongo meeting house are affiliated with Te Roroa. Ahikiwi Marae and Te Aranga Mai o te Whakapono meeting house are affiliated with the hapū of Ngāti Hinga. Taita Marae and Kia Mahara Koutou meeting house are affiliated with the hapū of Ngāti Torehina. Tama te Uaua Marae and Tama te Uaua meeting house are also a meeting place for local Ngāti Whātua. Notable people William Sage Rapson, chemist Education Kaihu Valley School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 24. A native school first opened at Kaihu in 1887, but was replaced by a government school in 1897. The current school celebrated its centenary in 2004. Maropiu District High School, to the south of Kaihu, closed in 1973. References Kaipara District Populated places in the Northland Region