Kōrero: Hospitals

Māhinārangi meeting house, about 1940

Māhinārangi meeting house, about 1940

The Māhinārangi meeting house at Tūrangawaewae marae, in Ngāruawāhia, was intended to be a Māori hospital when it was built in 1929. Its creator, Waikato tribal leader Te Puea Hērangi, wanted to established a European-style hospital in a Māori setting to help improve the health of her people. However, health authorities turned down her application to use the building as a hospital and it was devoted to other purposes.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira
Reference: C19409

Permission of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Linda Bryder, 'Hospitals - Hospital funding and patient entitlement', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/27572/mahinarangi-meeting-house-about-1940 (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Linda Bryder, i tāngia i te 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 13 Jun 2018, updated 1 Jul 2022