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St Mary’s church: interior

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St Mary’s church: interior

This interior view of St Mary’s church at Tikitiki highlights the amount of carving. Apirana Ngata wanted to revive Māori arts and crafts, and the work on the church was carried out partly to that end, with traditional designs featuring on the tukutuku (woven) panels.

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Monty Soutar, East Coast places – Waiapu River valley, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/33484/st-marys-church-interior (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Monty Soutar, published 23 August 2011, updated 1 March 2015.