The beautiful meeting house Eripitana at Te Whāiti in the Urewera was built by followers of the prophet Te Kooti, and opened in 1884. In an important departure from earlier architectural traditions, the house's striking ornamentation is largely painted rather than carved. Eripitana is one of several such meeting houses built to celebrate Te Kooti's Ringatū faith. Others include Te Whai-a-te-Motu at Ruatāhuna, Rongopai at Waituhi, Te Aroha at Pūhā and Te Ngāwari at Mangatū.
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Architecture Archive, The University of Auckland
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