Now at Ratana Pa. First erected at Turangarere, 10 miles from Taihape, by the Ngati Tama hapu, sometime in the late 1800s, and may also have been known as Te Ika Nui a Maui. In 1921 the carvings of the house were transported to Ratana Pa by Kingi Topia, and re-erected by Nirihana. The carvings are extensive and come from more than one house. The meeting house is usually referred to as the Whare Maori and is used as a museum.
Te Ika a Maui (Ratana, N.Z.)
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View of Maori meeting house Te Ika a Maui, also known as the Whare Maori, circa 1914
Date: Circa 1914
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: APG-1936-1/2-G
Description: View of Maori meeting house Te Ika a Maui (The fish of Maui) at Ratana Pa. Inscription on the front of the house reads "Whare Maori", a name by which it is usually known. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber circa 1914. This image is reproduced in "Carved Maori houses of western and northern areas of New Zealand" by William J Phillipps (1955, p 64), which has the inscription "Fig. 25: Te Ika a Maui, Ratana pa, about 1914. A P Godber photo". Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches