Tāwhaki carving’s return from Germany to Manutūkē marae ‘looking positive’

Tāwhaki, a human-height poutokomanawa, has been at a Munich museum since 1965.

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‌Te Mana o Tūranga in 2024 when Dr Hilke Thode-Arora from Museum Five Continents visited Whakato Marae. Photo / Lissa-mia NepeTe Mana o Tūranga in 2024 when Dr Hilke Thode-Arora from Museum Five Continents visited Whakato Marae. Photo / Lissa-mia NepeA carved centre post belonging to Tūranga iwi Rongowhakaata could be reunited with its companion at Whakato Marae in Manutūkē after being missing for decades.

The poutokomanawa (central pole) is the carved figure of Tāwhaki - an ancestor who originally stood alongside the pou Te Apaapa at the marae meeting

Tāwhaki carving’s return from Germany to Manutūkē marae ‘looking positive’

Tāwhaki carving’s return from Germany to Manutūkē marae ‘looking positive’

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