Marae at 235 Whakapourangi Road, Ruatoria, Gisborne district, at Hiruharama. Of Ngati Porou iwi. Associated with the Ringatu faith.
Te Aowera Marae
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Audio
Interview with Tamati Heawutu Kupenga
Date: 12 March 1993
From: Hiruharama Oral History Project
By: Kupenga, Tamati Heawutu, 1912-1995
Reference: OHInt-0099-08
Description: Tamati Heawutu Kupenga discusses in detail the men who went from Hiruharama with the 28th Maori Battalion. Also talks about men from the district who went to World War I and to the war in South Africa. Mentions the Kapohanga meeting house in Hiruharama, Te Poho-o-Te Wiwi kauta moving to Hiruharama, Tuotaina being used to build Nga Tamatoa, owner of Te Kaunoti and also talks about the VC hui at which he cooked and names the people in the kapa haka party at that hui. Discusses other people from the district, including men who worked at Matahiia Station and fencers from the district who went to work at Te Araroa. Explains certain placenames in the district and the proverb uttered by Te Atau. Talks about Te Aowera marae previously being situated elsewhere and how it is the marae used for Ringatu services and notes that he is a bellringer for the Ringatu services. Venue - Hiruharama Other - See also OHInt-0099/21 for a further interview with Tamati Heawutu Kupenga. Interviewer(s) - Monty Soutar Venue - Papakainga Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005810, OHC-005811 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-1220. Search dates: 1993 - 1992
Manuscript
158 (b) - Horouta tribal committees
Date: 1948-1949
From: Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6919-0362
Description: File 158 (b) - Contains materials regarding business of the tribal committees in the Horouta areas Includes a detailed description of the impact of colonisation on Maori Culture in the Tairawhiti area. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts