Kōrero: Tōpia, Hēni Hoana and Tōpia, Mereana

Exterior of the carved meeting house Rangikurukuru near Dargaville

Exterior of the carved meeting house Rangikurukuru near Dargaville

Heni Hoana Tōpia studied carving under Pine Taiapa so that she could construct a Te Whakatohea meeting house for her mother Mereana Tōpia.

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Agnes Patricia Daley and Janie Topia. 'Tōpia, Hēni Hoana and Tōpia, Mereana', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/4t23/topia-heni-hoana (accessed 24 April 2024)