Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 22, 2016 17:33:11 GMT 12
BUILDINGS BLESSED AT UPGRADED MARLBOROUGH MARAE
More than 500 people attended a dawn blessing ceremony of new buildings at Te Hora Marae in Canvastown on Saturday.
The ceremony celebrated the opening of a new whare kai, or dining hall, and refurbished whare moe, a sleeping house, at the marae, which acts as a base for Top of the South iwi Ngati Kuia.
Te Hora Marae chairman Peter Hemi said many iwi members had put time and effort into the $1.5 million upgrade.
The renovation saw the marae transformed from two tin garages to what Hemi described as a "luxury marae".
The dining hall had the latest appliances, an outdoor cooking area, a walk-in chiller, preparation area and dishwasher.
A sprinkler system had been installed throughout the marae, Hemi said.
New carpet had been put into the sleeping house, which was re-lined and re-carpeted.
The new buildings made it easier to cater for large numbers of people during hui, or meetings, and tangi, funerals, at the marae, Hemi said. ….
www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/78088081/Buildings-blessed-at-upgraded-Marlborough-marae
More than 500 people attended a dawn blessing ceremony of new buildings at Te Hora Marae in Canvastown on Saturday.
The ceremony celebrated the opening of a new whare kai, or dining hall, and refurbished whare moe, a sleeping house, at the marae, which acts as a base for Top of the South iwi Ngati Kuia.
Te Hora Marae chairman Peter Hemi said many iwi members had put time and effort into the $1.5 million upgrade.
The renovation saw the marae transformed from two tin garages to what Hemi described as a "luxury marae".
The dining hall had the latest appliances, an outdoor cooking area, a walk-in chiller, preparation area and dishwasher.
A sprinkler system had been installed throughout the marae, Hemi said.
New carpet had been put into the sleeping house, which was re-lined and re-carpeted.
The new buildings made it easier to cater for large numbers of people during hui, or meetings, and tangi, funerals, at the marae, Hemi said. ….
www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/78088081/Buildings-blessed-at-upgraded-Marlborough-marae