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Tūturu Pumau meeting house

Tūturu Pumau meeting house

Tūturu Pumau meeting house is located on Te Hotu Manawa o Rangitaane o Manawatū marae at Palmerston North, and was opened in 2004. In form it is like a traditional meeting house, but it was constructed using modern building materials and techniques. Moreover it is not named after a particular ancestor, as is usually the case. Instead its name, Tūturu Pumau, means ‘cultural integrity forever’, an indication that it is intended to be a marae for all Māori in the area.

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Mason Durie and Meihana Durie, 'Rangitāne - 20th and 21st centuries: survival and adaptation', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/1499/tuturu-pumau-meeting-house (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Mason Durie and Meihana Durie, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 3 Mar 2017