Marae sights in Pacific
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Turangawaewae Marae
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Huria Marae
Huria Marae is on a nondescript suburban street, but has sensational carvings both inside and out. Call to organise permission to visit.
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Te Manuka Tutahi Marae
The centrepiece of this brand-new Ngati Awa marae isn't new: Mataatua Wharenui (The House That Came Home) is a fantastically carved 1875 meeting house. In 1879 it was dismantled and shipped to Sydney, before spending 71 years in the Otago Museum from 1925. It was returned to the Ngati Awa in 1996. Still a work in progress when we visited, a cultural experience for visitors is planned: until its completion you can enter the marae and check out Mataatua Wharenui from the outside (behave respectfully).
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Maketu Marae
From the wharf, a track extends along the coast to Maketu Marae, which has an impressively carved meeting house, Auaukiterangi. Two stones here – Hani and Puna – mark the burial place of the Tainui waka. You can’t see a lot from the road, but the marae is private property – don’t enter without permission from the Maketu Marae Committee (info@kawhia.maori.nz).
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Ko Tane
Ko Tane at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve features traditional dancing, a wildlife tour and buffet dinner. You could forego the wildlife tour and/or dinner for a cheaper night out – the performance is $48/24 per adult/child. Another option is to incorporate a paddle in a traditional waka (Maori canoe) with Katoro Waka Heritage Tours, also based at Willowbank.
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