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Finally, at the Bishop's invitation, the Governor-General, Sir Bernard
Freyberg, entered into the Sanctuary to unveil the new altar frontal.
Made by the Royal School of Needlework, the altar frontal was gifted
by King George to replace the one formerly presented by Queen Victoria.
After the service, the guests were welcomed onto Raukawa Marae where
the celebrations continued.
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Āpirana Ngata at the Rangiātea centenary celebrations
1950
Sir Āpirana Ngata farewells Raukawa the morning after
the centennial celebrations. It was to be the last time they
saw him alive.
Although aged and unwell, Āpirana led the Ngāti
Porou haka during the cultural competitions at Raukawa marae,
and in a grand gesture, led a large Te Arawa contingent in
the haka, as they poured onto the marae for an impromptu performance.
Āpirana, who was instrumental in the Rangiātea
restoration programme, and whose wife and daughter led the
tukutuku weaving project, had the honour of reading the lesson
during the rededication service. Sir Āpirana Ngata died
on 14 July 1950.
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photographer unknown Negative
no F58067 1/2 Photographic Archive Alexander Turnbull Library |
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photograph by S C Smith Negative no G46154 1/2 S C Smith Collection
Photographic Archive Alexander Turnbull Library
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The centenary celebrations at Rangiātea
Church, Ōtaki 1950
A kuia leads an action song during cultural competitions hosted
by the Raukawa Marae over the weekend of the centenary celebrations.
Sir Āpirana Ngata can be seen pacing the back ranks of the
group. To the right are the peaks of the many tents used for housing
the thousands that attended the celebrations.
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Members of the ministry at the Rangiātea
centenary celebrations
18 March 1950
This photograph shows the ministers who attended the Rangiātea
centenary celebrations. They include some of most prominent members
of the Māori ministry at the time.
During the Sunday service at the end of the weekend's celebrations,
Mr Kīngi Īhaka was ordained, while Rangiātea's minister,
the Reverend Pāora Temuera, was raised to the position of canon
in recognition of his work towards the restoration of Rangiātea.
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photograph by William Hall-Raine Negative
no A.004758 Collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa
Tongarewa
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Untitled (Monument to a chief)
18 March 1950
Ancestral images adorn the grave of the late Te Puna-i-rangiriri
Taipua, to whom a memorial stone was unveiled during the centennial
celebrations by King Korokī.
Puna was the son of Te Umakaihau Taipua and Kahurangi, and
grandson to the late Hoani Taipua, a chief of great renown
and a member of parliament.
As a child, Puna was sent to Tauranga to escape the ravages
of an epidemic that swept through the region killing his siblings.
Puna was the only surviving child of his parents.
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photograph by William Hall-Raine Negative
no A.004758 Collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa
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