Meeting house, Te Hau Ki Turanga, being moved to to The Museum of New Zealand. - Photograph taken by Phil Reid

Date
2 November 1996
Reference
EP/1996/3124-F
Description

The meeting house, Te Hau Ki Turanga, being moved from the old National Museum building to the new Museum of New Zealand building on the Wellington waterfront. Accompanying the the meeting house are a tuatua (band of warriors) and iwi members of the Rongowhakaata people. Photographed by the Evening Post staff photographer Phil Reid on the 2nd of November 1996.

The house was built in 1843 by Raharuhi Rukupo and 18 carvers for the Ngati Kaipoho of the Rongowhaata at Turanga. In 1867 it was purchased for the Government and brought to Wellington.

Quantity: 3 colour original negative(s) 35mm negative strips comprising 9 images.

Physical Description: Dye coupler film negatives, 35mm

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Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers / Further negatives of the Evening Post newspaper
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3 colour original negative(s) 35mm negative strips comprising 9 images, Negatives, Dye coupler film negatives, 35mm
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Meeting house, Te Hau Ki Turanga, being moved to The Museum of New Zealand. - Photograp...

Date: 2 November 1996

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1996/3124/24-F

Description: The meeting house, Te Hau Ki Turanga, being moved from the old National Museum building to the new Museum of New Zealand building on the Wellington waterfront. Accompanying the the meeting house are a tuatua (band of warriors) and iwi members of the Rongowhakaata people. Photographed by the Evening Post staff photographer Phil Reid on the 2nd of November 1996. The house was built in 1843 by Raharuhi Rukupo and 18 carvers for the Ngati Kaipoho of the Rongowhaata at Turanga. In 1867 it was purchased for the Government and brought to Wellington. Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) Single image on 35mm negative strip.

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