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Kōrero: Wairarapa places

Maunga Moria church

Maunga Moria church

Shortly before his death in 1881, the leader and prophet Pāora Te Pōtangaroa predicted a new church would come to meet the needs of Māori. Since then, several churches have claimed to fulfil the prophecy, including the Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah. This is the opening of the sect’s Maunga Moria church at Homewood, near Castlepoint, around 1900.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PAColl-5549-1

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Ben Schrader, Wairarapa places – Masterton, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/12006/maunga-moria-church (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ben Schrader, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 11 June 2015.

Comments

Robert Morrow
21 July 2023
I am looking for my niece which I be leave is buried near Homewood .Her name is Sandra ROSE as she loved in the area at early age she wanted to to buried close to were her father{my brother] Brian Morrow and his wife Pam both died ,Sandra is maybe buried at Maunga moria church,Homewood but if someone in the area cam recall of her just reply to this email I would greatful Kind regards Robert Morrow.