Kahukuranui Opened To have one Governor-General at the hui which marked the start of demolition of the old house, and the next Governor-General present to open their new house was the good fortune of the people of Omahu. Hawke's Bay. In April 1967, the Maori Council farewelled Sir Bernard and Lady Fergusson at their ‘Meet the People’ hui, and at the conclusion of the discussions, Dr Pei Te Hurinui Jones lifted the tapu off the building and Sir Turi Carroll withdrew the first nail. The people had hoped to have their new house up within a year, but the job proved longer and more costly than expected, and the opening ceremonies took place in December 1970. It would have proved an even longer and more costly job to use traditional materials inside the 100ft by 30 ft house, but the ceiling timber has been well chosen to resemble kakaho, or pampas reed. The poupou are not carved, but painted in red, black and white. The tukutuku panels, all in the stairway pattern, are in black and white plastic on a red background. Half of the new building's main beam is from the old house and the other half from the old Aotea house at Tahoraiti. Only a few of the old carvings have been used in the present house, and the rest have been carved by Mr Taka Walker of Havelock North, a past pupil of Mr John Taiapa. An unusual TOP: Just an hour before the opening, the final touches are added. CENTRE: His Excellency opens the door for Mrs Bella Gillies to enter. RIGHT: Inside are Mrs Gillies, the Hon. Duncan MacIntyre, Mr Taanga Tomoana, Mrs MacIntyre and Dr Pei Jones N.P.S. photos continued on page 23
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TAH1972.2.22
Bibliographic details
Te Ao Hou, 1972, Page 36
Word Count
289Kahukuranui Opened Te Ao Hou, 1972, Page 36
Using This Item
E here ana ngā mōhiotanga i tēnei whakaputanga i raro i te manatārua o te Karauna, i te manatārua o te Māori Purposes Fund Board hoki/rānei. Kua whakaae te Māori Purposes Fund Board i tōna whakaaetanga ki te National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa kia whakawhanake kia whakatupu hoki ā-ipurangi i tēnei ihirangi.
Ka taea e koe te rapu, te tirotiro, te tā, te tiki ā-ipurangi hoki i ngā kai o roto mō te rangahau, me ngā whakamātau whaiaro a te tangata. Me mātua kimi whakaaetanga mai i te poari mō ētahi atu whakamahinga.
He pai noa iho tō hanga hononga ki ngā kai o roto i tēnei pae tukutuku. Kāore e whakaaetia ngā hononga kia kī, kia whakaatu whakaaro rānei ehara ngā kai nei nā te National Library.
The Secretary Maori Purposes Fund Board
C/- Te Puni Kokiri
PO Box 3943
WELLINGTON
Waea: (04) 922 6000
Īmēra: MB-RPO-MPF@tpk.govt.nz
Information in this publication is subject to Crown copyright and/or the copyright of the Māori Purposes Fund Board. The Māori Purposes Fund Board has granted permission to the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa to develop and maintain this content online.
You can search, browse, print and download for research and personal study. Permission must be obtained from the board for any other use.
You are welcome to create links to the content on this website. Any link may not be done in a way to say or imply that the material is other than that of the National Library.
The Secretary Maori Purposes Fund Board
C/- Te Puni Kokiri
PO Box 3943
WELLINGTON
Phone: (04) 922 6000
Email: MB-RPO-MPF@tpk.govt.nz