Kaiwhaiki Explained
Kaiwhaiki is a settlement upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand.
Kaiwhaiki in the 1840s was a small pā of a two to three dozen people.[1] In Ronaldson's 1847 survey, the inhabitants were noted as being of the hapū Ngāti Rongomaitawhiri.[2] In 1852 Kaiwhaiki became the first settlement on the Whanganui River to host a Catholic mission.[3] By the early 1860s, it was described as a "large pa" and its population were mostly Kingites, opposed to the colonial government.
Kaiwhaiki is the home of the Ngā Paerangi hapū of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi; their unique twin-gabled wharenui Te Kiritahi was built in 1912.[4] [5] It was the birthplace of composer and choirmaster Morvin Simon, who led the nationally known Kaiwhaiki-based kapa haka group Te Matapihi.
A quarry near Kaiwhaiki supplied the shellrock used to build the Durie Hill war memorial tower in Whanganui.
Marae
Kaiwhaiki currently has three marae:
- Kaiwhaiki Marae and Te Kiritahi|Te Kiritahi or Rongotepoi meeting house are affiliated with Ngā Paerangi Rākato Marae and Rākato meeting house are affiliated with Ngāti Hine o Te Rā
- Whangaehu Marae and its Rangitahuahua meeting house are affiliated with Ngāti Apa[6] [7]
In October 2020, the Government committed $377,123 from the Provincial Growth Fund to restore and renovate the Whangaehu Marae, creating 24 jobs.[8]
References
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Notes and References
- Walton. A.. 1994. Settlement Patterns in the Whanganui River Valley, 1839–1864. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology. 16. 123–168.
- Ronaldson, W. (1847) "List of Pas with their Chiefs etc on the River Wanganui." Letterbook, Whanganui Regional Museum.
- Web site: Whanganui places: River Settlements. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 21 November 2015. en. Diana. Beaglehole. 20 March 2014.
- Web site: Kaiwhaiki Pā. Māori Maps. 23 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208121904/http://www.maorimaps.com/full_marae/kaiwhaiki-p. 8 December 2015. dead.
- News: History of Kaiwhaiki Marae published. 11 December 2012. Radio New Zealand News. 22 November 2015.
- Web site: Te Kāhui Māngai directory. tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- Web site: Māori Maps . maorimaps.com . Te Potiki National Trust.
- Web site: Marae Announcements . growregions.govt.nz . . Excel . 9 October 2020.