Story: Māori prophetic movements – ngā poropiti

Miringa Te Kakara cruciform house

This is the house built by Te Rā Karepe and Rangawhenua, leaders of the Pao Mīere movement. It was named Te Miringa Te Kakara. It was built in the shape of a cross and had four entrances. The roof was covered with tōtara bark.

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Judith Binney, Māori prophetic movements – ngā poropiti – Other 19th-century prophets, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27735/miringa-te-kakara-cruciform-house (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Judith Binney, published 13 April 2011.

Comments

ryan kerapa
18 January 2018

does anyone in any whanau know our knowledge to why rarohenga gaates are closed

aaron
02 October 2015

Where can I find this place? Does anyone have a loction? Thanks.