New carved tomokanga (entrance way) in Northtec s Whangārei campus
12 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Mike Looker, former whakairo tutor; Mātua Ross Smith, cultural capability lead; Tokorua Richards, whakairo student; Taipari Munro, Te Amorangi; Andre Pitman, student in NorthTec s new tomokanga.
Mike Looker, former whakairo tutor; Mātua Ross Smith, cultural capability lead; Tokorua Richards, whakairo student; Taipari Munro, Te Amorangi; Andre Pitman, student in NorthTec s new tomokanga.
Northern Advocate
A new carved tomokanga (entrance way) at the front of NorthTec s Te Puna o te Mātauranga marae has been officially blessed, named and opened at a dawn ceremony.
Waharoa and pou unveiled at Mātakitaki
18 Jan, 2021 10:04 PM
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The waharoa (entranceway) to Mātakitaki forms the shape of a rūrū (owl) as a guardian of the surrounding lands. Photo / Supplied
Waikato News
A sacred site in Pirongia has been recognised with the unveiling of a carved waharoa (entranceway), mānuka palisade fence and three carved pou (posts) to commemorate the people who lived and died there in 1822.
The entranceway (waharoa) and posts (pou) were unveiled in December in the presence of King Tūheitia Paki, Cabinet Minister and Waikato MP Nanaia Mahuta, local iwi, representatives from Northland iwi, Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk and other dignitaries.