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Ancestors
Built on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Te Whare Runanga (meeting house) was gifted by the Maori tribes to the nation of New Zealand in 1940 at the 100th anniversary celebrations of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
It welcomes people of all tribes and nationalities and it is one of the few Whare Runanga that you are allowed to take photographs in.
Pou tokomanawa (central carved figure) represents Rahiri, the Ngapuhi chief (home tribe). Pou representing the other iwi (tribes) of New Zealand are placed in pairs around the walls of the interior, each displaying the ancestors and distinctive carving styles of their region (28 in all).
Each part of the meeting house symbolises a notable tribal ancestor with the ridge pole being the backbone, the rafters the ribs; and the interior is the chest and belly.
Ancestors
Built on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Te Whare Runanga (meeting house) was gifted by the Maori tribes to the nation of New Zealand in 1940 at the 100th anniversary celebrations of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
It welcomes people of all tribes and nationalities and it is one of the few Whare Runanga that you are allowed to take photographs in.
Pou tokomanawa (central carved figure) represents Rahiri, the Ngapuhi chief (home tribe). Pou representing the other iwi (tribes) of New Zealand are placed in pairs around the walls of the interior, each displaying the ancestors and distinctive carving styles of their region (28 in all).
Each part of the meeting house symbolises a notable tribal ancestor with the ridge pole being the backbone, the rafters the ribs; and the interior is the chest and belly.