I tipu ake a Rangipare i raro i te maunga o Pūtauaki, ki te rētōtanga o ngā mātauranga o tōna ake iwi a Ngāti Awa. He pānga hoki ki ngā waka o Mataatua, Te Arawa, Tainui, Ngatokimatawhaorua me Takitimu. He māmā, he wahine pōhewa, he kaiwhakairo i te kupu, he kaituhituhi pukapuka.