Story: Ahuwhenua – Māori land and agriculture

Kohunui marae

Kohunui marae, in Wairarapa, is in the centre of this photo, with its urupā (cemetery) in the foreground. Māori ancestral land can be a tūrangawaewae, a place to stand or belong, but rural land can also be used for farming.

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Tanira Kingi, Ahuwhenua – Māori land and agriculture – Trusts and incorporations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/20044/kohunui-marae (accessed 12 June 2026).

Story by Tanira Kingi, published 1 March 2009.

Comments

Harriet
29 May 2018

Kia ora Jared, I suggest contacting Ngāti Kahungunu in the first instance. Contact details are listed here: http://www.tkm.govt.nz/iwi/ngati-kahungunu/#.

Jared Riwai-Couch
08 February 2018

Kia ora, I am hoping to obtain electronic pictures of the carvings found inside the meeting house 'Tuhirangi' at Kohunui marae. Are you able to please help in any way?