Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 16, 2023 4:48:36 GMT 12
NEW MEMORIAL TO FALLEN WAIKATO RANGATIRA UNVEILED IN TARANAKI
The three-metre bronze toki (adze), designed by acclaimed artist Rangi Kipa, was unveiled for the first time on Thursday, as part of a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the first phase of the $20 million Taranaki Cathedral redevelopment project.
One focus had been the creation of a memorial to Ngāti Hauā chief Wetini Taiporutu and his son Hemi; Ngāti Apakura chief Whararangi; Ngāti Kōura chief Hakopa; and two other unnamed rangatira.
The men were part of a group who travelled from the Waikato to the region at the beginning of the Taranaki land wars in 1860.
Te Whare Hononga will display animated videos for visitors, which will tell the stories of the ongoing impact of colonisation......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/131740490/new-memorial-to-fallen-waikato-rangatira-unveiled-in-taranaki
The three-metre bronze toki (adze), designed by acclaimed artist Rangi Kipa, was unveiled for the first time on Thursday, as part of a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the first phase of the $20 million Taranaki Cathedral redevelopment project.
One focus had been the creation of a memorial to Ngāti Hauā chief Wetini Taiporutu and his son Hemi; Ngāti Apakura chief Whararangi; Ngāti Kōura chief Hakopa; and two other unnamed rangatira.
The men were part of a group who travelled from the Waikato to the region at the beginning of the Taranaki land wars in 1860.
Te Whare Hononga will display animated videos for visitors, which will tell the stories of the ongoing impact of colonisation......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/131740490/new-memorial-to-fallen-waikato-rangatira-unveiled-in-taranaki