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Story: Rongoā – medicinal use of plants

Rangiātea Church, Ōtaki

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Rangiātea Church, Ōtaki

This painting by Charles Barraud shows the interior of Rangiātea Church at Ōtaki in the mid-1800s. The Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha is said to have inspired the building of this church. It was built for a Māori community, at a time when missionaries had a growing influence on Māori.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: D-010-002

by Charles Decimus Barraud

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Rhys Jones, Rongoā – medicinal use of plants – The impact of colonisation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/14600/rangiatea-church-otaki (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rhys Jones, published 2 March 2009.