Mahaanui

circa 1990s

Mahaanui

circa 1990s

The land on which the present day marae is sited was gifted by three Ngāi Tūāhuriri families. The Rūnanga Hall is called Mahaanui after the famed waka of Maui from which he ‘fished up’ Te Ika a Maui, the North Island. Mahaanui also refers to the tides that run off the nearby East Coast. The hall does not embrace a specific whakapapa but represents and embodies all Ngāi Tahu whānui - all Ngāi Tahu will fit in the canoe of Maui. Mahaanui is therefore an inclusive name which denotes the concept of binding people together.

Creator: Helen Brown

Area: North / Belfast

Related: https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/tuahiwi-marae/

Reference ID: CCL-TKW-tuahiwi7

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12 January 2019 by JOSEPH PIKI

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12 December 2018 by Trevor Paku Carroll

This ohld whare runaka was replaced with a very new whare in 2012/2013?

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