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Kōrero: Ngā hāhi – Māori and Christian denominations

Te Temepara Mōmona, Te Matau-a-Māui

Mormon chapel, Hawke's Bay

He ōrite te hanga o ngā temepara Mōmona ki Aotearoa – arā he roa, he hahaka hoki. Ko tēnei kei Te Hauke. Koinei te whare whakahirahira rawa kei Te Hauke, ka mutu he tohu tērā ki te tūranga whai mana o te hāhi Mōmona ki ngā kāinga Māori pēnei i tēnei.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Private collection

by Basil Keane

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Hirini Kaa, Ngā hāhi – Māori and Christian denominations – Mormon Church, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/30649/te-temepara-momona-te-matau-a-maui (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Hirini Kaa, i tāngia i te 7 April 2011, updated 1 March 2017.

Comments

Te Ara
13 October 2011
Thanks for that Jared. I've updated the caption accordingly.
Jared Viljoen
11 October 2011
Great article. Just one point of clarification. The picture above is of Chapel, not a Temple. There is only one Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in NZ, and that is in Templeview, Hamilton. Chapels are places where local congregations meet for Sabbath services and weekly activities. They are also used for recreational/cultural purposes. Temples differ from Chapels. They are sacred buildings, recognised by Latter-Day Saints as 'Houses of God' and only members of the Church in good standing are permitted to enter. Sacred ordinances such a Sealings (Marriages) and Baptisms for the Dead are performed in Temples. Sunday congregational worship services are not held in Temples. Temples are closed on Sunday. Regards, Jared Viljoen.