Pūkawa

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Pūkawa Coordinates: 38°55.0′S, 175°45.3′E is a quiet bay of holiday homes on the west banks of Lake Taupo. Manunui-a-Ruakapanga is the name of a marae in Pūkawa Bay that was opened on 18 November 2006, in a ceremony attended by Tuheitia Paki, the Māori King.[1].


Wharenui, Manunui-a-Ruakapanga Marae, Pūkawa, November 2006
Wharenui, Manunui-a-Ruakapanga Marae, Pūkawa, November 2006

[edit] History

Pōtatau Te Wherowhero was formally selected as king by a conference of chiefs of the Māori tribes held at Pūkawa in April 1857 and was crowned during elaborate ceremonies held at his marae in Ngāruawāhia in April 1858.

In 1906 Ngati Tūwharetoa and the Tongariro Timber Company struck an agreement for the construction of a 40 mile railway line from Kakahi (on the main trunk line) to Pūkawa[2]. This line was never completed.

[edit] External References

[edit] References

  1. ^ Newsroom. Thousands Expected At New Pukawa Marae (html). newswire.co.nz. Retrieved on 2006-11-18.
  2. ^ Cowan, James; R. E. Owen. Chapter 16: THE MAORI KING (html). The New Zealand Wars: Volume I (1845–64): A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period. New Zealand Electronics Text Center. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.
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