
This monument, known as the Arawa soldiers’ memorial, includes carvings of ‘Ngā pūmanawa e waru’, the eight beating hearts of Te Arawa – a reference to the eight children of the ancestor Rangitihi, from whom Te Arawa tribes trace their descent. It stands in the Government Gardens in Rotorua and is a tribute to the participation of the tribes in the First World War.
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Thanks very much for your
Te Ara (not verified)
15 October 2010
Rangitihi had seven boys and
ngata epapara (not verified)
06 October 2010
the little man is just about
sandy (not verified)
25 July 2010
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