Considerable interest was taken yesterday by the Europeans attending the 80th birthday of Mr. H. Hetet in the carvings of the local Maori Pa. These are probably the finest of their type in New Zealand. Each of the pillars inside the building is intricately carved, each form of carving having its own particular meaning. Each represents chiefs of the Maori race in the earliest days of Maori history. Maniapoto, after which the Maniapoto tribe was named, is included amongst them. These carvings were executed and presented to the local Maoris by the well-known warrior Te Kooti, making them doubly interesting. It is to be hoped that the meaning of the carvings, will not be lost, for though but few appear to be able to read them in detail now, a wealth of Maori history and legend must be bound up with them.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 4741, 3 September 1935, Page 4
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