The name of a carved meeting-house at Whenuakura Marae at Whenuakura, on State Highway 3, east of Patea, Taranaki. Opened in May 1933. Said to be given the same name as the earlier house of Turi at Rangitawhi Pā, Patea. Associated with Ngati Ruanui. Also written as Matangi-rei.
Matangirei (Whenuakura, N.Z)
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Maori place-names of New Zealand (vol 8)
Date: [1930-1940]
From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks
Reference: MS-Papers-6061-09
Description: Contents comprise Turakina-Rangitikei (1858); Rangitikei area (Whangaehu to Manawatu) showing blocks purchased from natives; data of lower Rangitikei River (Maramahoe pa etc) and old pa and kainga on modern map; disposition of Maori tribes (1840); south Taranaki coast; Patea town and river mouth; details of carving, south Taranaki kainga; locality map of Turuturumokai old pa; sketch plan of southern outworks of Turuturumokai pa; Waverley-Wanganui Coast; the Waverley Cave carvings after L S M Contents also include details of the locations of early pa of the Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Apa and Muaupoko tribes with some accompanying historical data; information about a stone mauri found near Kakariki bridge on the Rangitikei river; identification of a Maori mausoleum (tohu whakamaharatanga) made from adzed timber with the name Tauroto; and two (2) greenstone pendants found at Bulls with some information. Arrangement: Notebook no 8 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).