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Mataatua wharenui : te whare i hoki mai /

Mataatua wharenui is the most travelled Māori meeting house in the country. Built in 1875, it was taken to Australia, London and Otago before being returned to Whakatāne after more than a century away. The story of Mataatua is part of the story of the desecration of Ngāti Awa by the Crown and the fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mead, Sidney M. (Author), Harvey, Layne (Author), Ngaropo, Pouroto (Author), Phillis, Onehou (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand : Huia Publishers for Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, 2017.
Subjects:
Mataatua (Meeting house) > History.
Ngati Awa (New Zealand people) > History.
Whakatane (N.Z.) > Buildings, structures, etc.

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