Kōrero: South Canterbury region

Arowhenua memorial

Arowhenua memorial

The First World War Māori memorial at Arowhenua is ornately carved from Ōamaru stone. It has strong associations with the Rātana Church, the symbols of which (star and crescent) can be seen at the apex.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Photograph by Jock Phillips

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

John Wilson, 'South Canterbury region - Māori in South Canterbury', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/11324/arowhenua-memorial (accessed 24 April 2024)

He kōrero nā John Wilson, updated 1 Feb 2017