Tuhoromatakaka is at Whakarewarewa. It is a family house opened in 1909, and built for Makereti (Guide Maggie Papakura), who lived there. The house was named for her ancestor Tuhoromatakaka, and built by master carver Tene Waitere. Its carvings were taken to England (via Australia) by Makereti in 1910, for use as part of a Maori village display. Some of the carvings were returned to Rotorua in 1947 and used in Hinemihi whare at Ngāpuna (opened in 1962). Tuhoromatakaka was renovated in 1970.
Tuhoromatakaka (Whakarewarewa, N.Z.)
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Tuhoromatakaka meeting house at Whakarewarewa
Date: [ca 1910]
From: Schmidt, Herman John, 1872-1959 :Portrait and landscape negatives, Auckland district
Reference: 1/1-001884-G
Description: Tuhoromatakaka meeting house at Whakarewarewa. A couple wearing tag cloaks stand on the porch. Photograph taken circa 1910 by Herman John Schmidt. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative