Te Whaiti
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Te Whaiti or Te Whāiti, formerly called Ahikereru, is a forested area in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is at the northern end of the Ahikereru valley – Minginui is at the southern end.[1] The Whirinaki River flows through the valley.
The area's full Māori name, Te Whāiti-nui-a-Toi, translates as "the great canyon of Toi",[2] referring to an ancestor of this area, Toi-kai-rākau / Toi-te-huatahi.
Albert Percy Godber took photographs of Māori art and architecture in the area.[3]
Marae
Te Whaiti is in the rohe (tribal area) of both Tūhoe and Ngāti Whare.
It has three marae:[4][5]
- Waikotikoti Marae and Hinenuitepo meeting house is affiliated with the Tūhoe hapū of Te Karaha, Ngāti Hāmua, Warahoe, and with Ngāti Whare.
- Murumurunga Marae and Wharepakau meeting house is affiliated with both iwi.
- Waireporepo Marae is a meeting ground of Ngāti Whare; it has no meeting house.
In October 2020, the Government committed $793,189 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the Waikotikoti and Murumurunga Marae, creating 20 jobs.[6]
Education
A school opened in Te Whaiti in 1896[7] and merged with Minginui Forest School in 2004. The school is now Te Kura Toitu o Te Whaiti-nui-a-Toi, a co-educational state, Restricted Composite Special Character School.
See also
- Te Urewera
- Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
References
- ^ "Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand". House of Representatives. 4 August 1907 – via Google Books.
- ^ Wiri, Robert K. J. (4 August 2001). "The Prophecies of the Great Canyon of Toi: a history of Te Whāiti-nui-a-Toi in the western Urewera Mountains of New Zealand" – via researchspace.auckland.ac.nz.
- ^ "Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives". natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ^ "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
- ^ Binney, Judith (4 August 2009). Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820–1921. Bridget Williams Books. ISBN 9781877242441 – via Google Books.
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