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Story: Ngāti Raukawa

Interior view of Rangiātea

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Interior view of Rangiātea

Rangiātea, the Anglican church at Ōtaki, has always been an important part of Ngāti Raukawa life. This is the original church, completed in 1851. It burnt down in 1995 and was reconsecrated in 2003. This photograph was taken by J. D. Pascoe in 1945.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/4-001618; F

by John Dobrée Pascoe

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Ngāti Raukawa – 19th-century migrations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/162/interior-view-of-rangiatea (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.