Pungarehu Marae Urupā is the urupā, or burial ground, of Pungarehu Marae, which the listing places about 20 km north of Whanganui, just off State Highway 4. The marae's principal hapū is Ngāti Tūera of Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, and its wharenui is named Maranganui Tuarua. The marae connects ancestrally with the waka Aotea, the maunga Ruapehu and the Whanganui River.