Waihi Village
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Waihi Village, also known as Little Waihi, is a small Māori community of around 25 households on the southwestern shores of Lake Taupō seven kilometres northwest of Tūrangi, New Zealand. It has been t
Tāpeka meeting house at Waihi marae
Hepi Te Heuheu Tūkino VII
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Sir Hepi Hoani Te Heuheu Tūkino VII was the seventh elected chief of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi, a Māori tribe of the central North Island, and an influential figure among Māori people throughout New Ze
Waihi Village
…area. The official opening of Tāpeka, the whare whakairo, was held on 18 April 1959. The opening was presided over by Ngāti Tūwharetoa paramount chief, Hepi Hoani Te Heuheu Tūkino. Guests included cabinet minister Eruera Tirikatene and the Prime Minister, Walter Nash. Tāpeka was built to replace a previous whare whakairo of the…
Hepi Te Heuheu speaking in 1961