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Kōrero: Wairarapa places

Whakairo figure

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Whakairo figure

Eighteen whakairo (carved figures) encircle Papawai marae, each representing a famous ancestor. The figures face inwards to indicate peace between Māori and Pākehā.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Wairarapa Archive

by Gareth Winter

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Ben Schrader, Wairarapa places – Papawai marae, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/12029/whakairo-figure (accessed 4 June 2026).

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