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Story: Marae management – te whakahaere marae

Marae fundraising gala, 1999

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Marae fundraising gala, 1999

Wehi Wehi, the meeting house at Wehi Wehi marae in Manakau, Manawatū, is open for business during a gala. Many marae regularly hold fundraising events like this in order to maintain buildings and services.

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Kete Horowhenua, Horowhenua Historical Society

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Mere Whaanga, Marae management – te whakahaere marae – Marae community, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39543/marae-fundraising-gala-1999 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mere Whaanga, published 3 December 2012.