Raharuhi Rukupo et al.: Petition of Natives at Turanga (1867)

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Te Hau ki Turanga is the name of the oldest ancestral meeting-house (whare tupuna) that is still in existence in New Zealand. It was built in the early 1840s on the East Coast of the North Island by Raharuhi Rukupo, a chief of the Rongowhakaata tribe. In 1867, it was removed under the instructions of government minister Richmond as part of the confiscation of Turanga lands following the so-called »Maori wars«. Token sums were paid to the locals, but essentially the building was considered as ...

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