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Waipapa Marae, The University of Auckland
Part of the Māori Studies teaching complex, the Marae was completed in 1988. Representing all the major tribes, it provides a focal point for the 1800 Māori students on campus.
The whare whakairo (meeting house) - Tane-nui-a-Rangi (great Tane of the skyfather) - is used for teaching, hui and formally welcoming University visitors. The elaborate carved figures, tukutuku (woven flax panels) and kowhaiwhai (painted rafter patterns) embrace the total cosmic genealogies and mythology of the Māori people. Hospitality is dispensed in the whare kai (dining room) alongside.
Waipapa Marae, The University of Auckland
Part of the Māori Studies teaching complex, the Marae was completed in 1988. Representing all the major tribes, it provides a focal point for the 1800 Māori students on campus.
The whare whakairo (meeting house) - Tane-nui-a-Rangi (great Tane of the skyfather) - is used for teaching, hui and formally welcoming University visitors. The elaborate carved figures, tukutuku (woven flax panels) and kowhaiwhai (painted rafter patterns) embrace the total cosmic genealogies and mythology of the Māori people. Hospitality is dispensed in the whare kai (dining room) alongside.