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Pine Taiapa, 1940s

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Pine Taiapa, 1940s

Pine Taiapa, one of the most influential figures in the 20th-century revival of carving traditions, is seen here in the 1940s, with carvings for the Ngāti Kahungunu meeting house at Nūhaka.

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Deidre Brown, Māori architecture – whare Māori – Te whakaaranga o ngā whare whakairo, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/45746/pine-taiapa-1940s (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Deidre Brown, published 17 June 2014.

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tania taiapa
25 January 2025
This is my grandfathers' brother, a beautiful and creative family