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Title: Famous New Zealanders: No. 34: Elsdon Best: The White Tohunga Of Tuhoe Land (vol 10, issue 10)

Author: Tangiwai

In: The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 10 (January 1, 1936)

Publication details: New Zealand Government Railways Department

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Part of: The Railways Magazine

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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 10 (January 1, 1936)

“Te Whai-a-te-Moto,” the carved meeting-house at Mataatua, Ruatahuna, built by the Urewera tribes for Te Kooti in 1890. It is over 80 feet in length, and is the largest building of its kind in New Zealand. It was for some years tapu against white people

“Te Whai-a-te-Moto,” the carved meeting-house at Mataatua, Ruatahuna, built by the Urewera tribes for Te Kooti in 1890. It is over 80 feet in length, and is the largest building of its kind in New Zealand. It was for some years tapu against white people.

“Te Whai-a-te-Moto,” the carved meeting-house at Mataatua, Ruatahuna, built by the Urewera tribes for Te Kooti in 1890. It is over 80 feet in length, and is the largest building of its kind in New Zealand. It was for some years tapu against white people.