Te Poho o Tipene
A unique project to create a carved wharenui out of the existing assembly hall at St Stephen’s School, Auckland has recently been completed.
On March 5, this year Te Poho o Tipene was opened by the Governor General, Sir Daivd Beattie.
The principal, Mr ‘Scotty’ McPherson says it was the culmination of approximately four years work and the financial backing of the St Stephen’s and Queen Victoria Schools Trust Board.
The aim was to have a whare whakairo at St Stephen’s that captured the past and present of the school and this has been achieved.
A commemorate book has been published fully illustrating the carving,
tukutuku, kowhaiwhai and murals of Te Poho o Tipene (The bosom of Tipene).
Thanks are given in the book to the school’s art teacher, Peter Boyd who designed the kowhaiwhai work, Paki Harrison who produced the booklet amongst other things and Mrs Oonagh Marino and Mrs Mereana Harawira who worked the tukutuku panels along with a team of helpers.
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https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TUTANG19830401.2.8
Bibliographic details
Tu Tangata, Issue 11, 1 April 1983, Page 4
Word Count
168Te Poho o Tipene Tu Tangata, Issue 11, 1 April 1983, Page 4
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