Carver to visit Baha’i Centre
An internationally renowned Maori carver, Mr Wallace Hetaraka, will be visiting the Baha’i Centre in Christchurch on Saturday. Mr Hetaraka has returned from a trip to India where he donated a carving to the Baha’i House of Worship in New Delhi. The carving, a taiaha (weapon) had been transformed into a ko (digging stick) as a symbol of peace. Mr Hetaraka also visited the Spiritual Assembly of Baha’is in Oxford, England, and the world centre of the Baha’i faith'at Mount Carmel in Israel, during his trjp in
November. He is a descendant of the Nga Puhi and Te Arawa tribes. Mr Hetaraka has found that his Maori spiritual and cultural beliefs can be encompassed within the Baha’i faith. The Chairman of the Christchurch Baha’i community, Mr Alex Marsh, said the visit was drawing support from many tribal whariiau (groups). Mr Hetaraka was originally scheduled to visit the Rehua Marae but the venue was changed due to a tangi. He will be speaking at the Baha’i Centre in Linwood Avenue at 3 p.m.
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