On 25 February 1927 a carved meeting-house named Uenuku-mai-Rarotonga was opened at Punawhakareia in Te Rotoiti. It had been moved from where it first stood in Maketū. A report on the hui in the newspaper Te Toa Takitini included whakapapa – a common occurrence in Māori newspapers. Often whakapapa were used to link deceased rangatira to the major waka and iwi of New Zealand. In this case it was employed to explain the tribal linkages to the meeting-house.
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Niupepa: Maori newspapers
Reference:
Te Toa Takitini, 1 Aperira (April), 1927, p. 574
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