Official opening of the Porourangi meeting house at Waiomatatini

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Official opening of the Porourangi meeting house at Waiomatatini

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Maoris gather for the ceremonial opening of a new tribal monument in an east coast district north of Gisborne: photographs at the opening of the Porourangi Meeting House at Waiomatatini. Tribal representatives from many parts of the North Island assembled at Waiomatatini on Sunday last week for the dedication and opening of the Ngatiporou tribe's reconstructed Porourangi meeting house. It was a notable occasion. UPPER LEFT: A Maori haka leader in striking pose. UPPER CENTRE: A general view of...

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1938-06-22

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Auckland Weekly News

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https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/286587

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Porourangi Whare (Meeting house) / Māori meeting houses - Gisborne / Architecture, Māori - Gisborne / Māori - Rites and ceremonies / Māori - Clothing / Ngāti Porou (New Zealand people) / Waiomatatini Marae (Gisborne) / Crowds / Whare whakairo / Whakairo / Heke / Marae / Hui / Mahi ā-Rēhia / Haka / Tikanga / Tāngata whenua

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