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St Mary’s church: carved pulpit

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St Mary’s church: carved pulpit

The pulpit at St Mary’s church in Tikitiki is decorated with both carving and tukutuku panels. The pulpit was a gift to Ngāti Porou from the Te Arawa people of Rotorua.

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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/33485/st-marys-church-carved-pulpit (accessed 4 June 2026).

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