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Opening of Te Kupenga o te Matauranga marae, Palmerston North Teachers' College, 1980

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Opening of Te Kupenga o te Matauranga marae, Palmerston North Teachers' College, 1980

The first marae to open at a teachers' college was Te Kupenga o te Matauranga at Palmerston North in 1980. About 200 people attended the opening day on 6 September, which also included a church service and hāngī.

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Palmerston North City Library

Reference: 2008P_Tw4-2_TWH_1934

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Kerryn Pollock, Tertiary education – Colleges of education before 1990, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/34428/opening-of-te-kupenga-o-te-matauranga-marae-palmerston-north-teachers-college-1980 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 29 May 2012.