One of two wharenui at Whāngārā Marae (Ngāti Konohi), between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay. The other wharenui is named Waho te Rangi. Whitirēia has a carving of the ancestor Paikea on top.
Whitirēia (Whāngārā, N.Z.)
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Manuscript
168 - Whitireia meeting house
Date: 1935 - 1939
From: Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6919-0372
Description: File 168 - Contains whakapapa, stories and sketches regarding this meeting house Whitireia was completed in 1939. Includes a letter written by Mr W. Ormond of Wairoa on the topic of Whakapapa. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, printed matter and sketches Contains illustrations and the names of Whakairo in the Whare nui
Manuscript
Wharenui (b)
Date: 1938-1939
From: Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6919-0127
Description: Contains letters, record and architectual plans of wharenui includes tukutuku designs. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and maps
Manuscript
Wharenui (c)
Date: 1936-1938
From: Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6919-0128
Description: Contains correspondence regarding wharenui and halls Includes letters of support to Porourangi Meeting House, due to the 1937 Flood which caused damage to marae on the East Coast. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts
Image
Tekoteko of Whangarā marae (Whitireia whare) of Paikea on the whale 35 mm
From: Orbell, Margaret Rose, 1934-2006: Collection
Reference: 35mm-106917
Description: Tekoteko of Whangarā marae (Whitireia whare) of Paikea on the whale. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: From box 12 in donor's listing. In envelope labelled 'East Coast'. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm. Physical Description: Black and white original negative
Other
Photographic prints of Māori carvings, whare nui, and people
Date: [1960-1980s?]
From: Orbell, Margaret Rose, 1934-2006: Collection
By: Hamilton, Augustus, 1853-1913; Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955; Walters, Gordon Frederick, 1919-1995; Orbell, Margaret Rose, 1934-2006
Reference: PAColl-10532-20
Description: Photographic prints of Māori carvings, whare nui (carved meeting houses), and people, most by unidentified photographers but may include Margaret Orbell and Gordon Walters. Includes images of a Rātana Temple, and the following whare: Te Ngawari (Ōpūtao Marae, Ngāi Tūhoe), Whitirēia (Te Poho o Rawiri Marae, Whāngārā), Porourangi (Waiomatatini, Ruatōria), and Kuramihirangi (Rewarewa Marae, Rūātoki). The images of Kuramihirangi include details of a painted amo showing a female ancestor, and several men sitting on the porch. Named photographers include Hall Raine. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 32 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints Transfers: Negative for PAColl-10532-20-07 now at 35mm-107037.. Processing information: From box 12 in donor's listing.
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Image
Creator unknown :Photograph of Whitireia meeting house interior at Whangara, near Gisborne
Date: [ca 1920s?]
Reference: 1/2-051419-G
Description: Photograph showing kowhaiwhai (rafter patterns); tukutuku (woven lattice panels), including the ancestor Toi; and poupou (wooden carved slabs) inside the Whitireia meeting house at Whangara, near Gisborne. Photograph taken circa 1920s? by an unidentified photographer. Source of title - Title supplied by library Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).