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Kōrero: Whakairo – Māori carving

Te wharenui o Ruatepupuke

Ruatepupuke II meeting house

E toru ngā whare whakairo kei tāwāhi, ā, ko Ruatepupuke II anake te whare whakairo kei Amerika. He mea hanga tēnei whare i ngā tau 1880-81 ki te kokoru o Tokomaru, ā, i whakakapi tēnei whare i te whare tuatahi i turakina i te tau 1828, kia kore ai e tānoanoatia e ngā taua marau. Kīhai anō i hanga houtia tērā whare. Nō ngā tau tōmua o te tekau tau 1890 kua karukaru katoa a Ruatepupuke II, ā, hokona atu ki te Whare Taonga o Field ki Chicago. Kotahi rautau i muri mai ka haere ngā tohunga whakairo o Ngāti Porou ki te tapitapi i a Ruatepupuke II, hei whare, hei marae ora hoki. I ēnei rā e kaha mahia ana te whare e ngā tāngata whenua o Amerika.

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by Meghan Power

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Brett Graham, Whakairo – Māori carving – Legendary origins of carving, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/43045/te-wharenui-o-ruatepupuke (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Brett Graham, i tāngia i te 21 October 2013.

Comments

DRHT
06 January 2025
There us another wharewhakairoa in the USA on the island of Oahu in the Hawaii chain. It has been there for over 60 year and it's carving was supervised by Pinea Taiapa
Terimoana Gilgen
11 September 2023
I am a direct descendent of Chief Henare Potae of Tokomaru Bay NZ. I am happy that the Field Museum is taking good care of our Tupuna Whare. I acknowledge your work with all you do to keep our ancestors safe. I understand why many feel our ancestors are lost, or lonely, or need to come home. However I believe they are all fine in the realms they have ascended to. My prayer is that they visit us in spirit here in Tokomaru to help fix problems we presently have within the tribes and to help fix up our ancestral houses we already have presently here. If we cannot look after the four we have properly, then based on what I see what I hear what I witness and feel, I conclude, we cannot look after Ruatepupuke II. He uri awau no Te Potae. E whakaai ana te noho tonu ki tenei Whare nui i te Chicago Museum. Kahore au e pirangi o te hokimaitanga ki tenei motu. He pai ake ki te noho tonu ki America, na te mea he maha nga raruraru i te Akau nei ki nga Marae e tu ana ke. Waihotia a Ruatepupuke II.