tokoroa has two marae connected to local iwi and hapū. ngātira marae and te tikanga a tāwhiao meeting house are associated with the ngāti raukawa hapū of ngāti ahuru and the waikato tainui hapū of ngāti korokī and ngāti raukawa ki panehākua. ōngāroto marae and whaita meeting house are affiliated with the ngāti raukawa hapū of ngāti whaita.