Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 18, 2024 5:26:43 GMT 12
KARITANE SITE GAINS RECOGNITION
A headland in Karitāne has become the first Māori heritage site in Otago to be officially recognised for its storytelling and significant history.
Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki chairman Matapura Ellison said the site was significant as it was previously Te Pā a Te Wera (the village of Te Wera), the Ruahikihiki chief who fought with his cousin Taoka over the headland, known as Huriawa Peninsula.
"They fell out, in a rather big way, and it had an impact on the whole push of Ngāi Tahu into the South."
Representatives from Heritage New Zealand, the Department of Conservation, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki gathered at the Huriawa Peninsula yesterday to unveil the new pou (post), which marked the peninsula as an official Tohu Whenua site.....
www.odt.co.nz/regions/karitane-site-gains-recognition
A headland in Karitāne has become the first Māori heritage site in Otago to be officially recognised for its storytelling and significant history.
Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki chairman Matapura Ellison said the site was significant as it was previously Te Pā a Te Wera (the village of Te Wera), the Ruahikihiki chief who fought with his cousin Taoka over the headland, known as Huriawa Peninsula.
"They fell out, in a rather big way, and it had an impact on the whole push of Ngāi Tahu into the South."
Representatives from Heritage New Zealand, the Department of Conservation, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki gathered at the Huriawa Peninsula yesterday to unveil the new pou (post), which marked the peninsula as an official Tohu Whenua site.....
www.odt.co.nz/regions/karitane-site-gains-recognition