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Opening of meeting house, Waiwhetu Marae, Lower Hutt, dawn ceremony
Date: September 1960
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AWM-0047-F
Description: Scenes at the opening of meeting house, Waiwhetu Marae, Lower Hutt, photographed in September 1960 by Ans Westra. Shows people attending the dawn ceremony, including Prime Minister Walter Nash and Eruera Tihema Tirikatene. Also shows a group (including Betty Puketapu, Erenora Puketapu, Hina Puketapu, Patsy Puketapu, Joyce Hawe, Grace Gandy and Wikitoria Puketapu) performing an action song, Maori women, and a portrait of a Maori girl. Individuals were identified by family members Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra and filed with proof sheets. Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images.