The Marae at Waingaro

The cannon has been incorporated into the carving at the entrance to the meeting house.

Bike Tour - Pssst! Port Waikato, but Don't Tell Anyone

November 19th 2009
Here I am in Raglan, looking at a real estate leaflet with properties for sale in Port Waikato. $284,000 for a "classic beach bach" doesn't sound too bad. Here in Raglan, you would be lucky to get a section for that. The two settlements have a number of things in common. They are both on the West Coast. One has a harbour, the other has the country's biggest river spilling out into the Tasman. Both ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Raglan

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

24th April 2012

te poukai hohepa rongo
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da guld old days
my marae made me who i am 2dae dats wea ur mana is. it neva leaves u wen u go way. it waits 4 u patiently, neva doubting ur return. al pa s do dat, but my 1s special. u c al da carvings on my marae represent me, my ancestral whakapapa. b proud of ur marae it korero s 4 u wen ur nt even whakarongo. lets gve thanxs 2 our marae 4 its da door way 2 whanau passed n presenta......amine.

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