Story: Ngāti Rongomaiwahine

Memorial plaque, Coronation Reserve

Memorial plaque, Coronation Reserve

This plaque at Coronation Reserve, Whangawehi, on Māhia Peninsula, marks a hollow rock that was used as a baptismal font in 1842. The Anglican missionary William Williams baptised 245 people there.

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Mere Whaanga, 'Ngāti Rongomaiwahine - Significant places', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/253/memorial-plaque-coronation-reserve (accessed 23 April 2024)

Story by Mere Whaanga, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 10 Feb 2015