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Waharoa
A waharoa is an entrance gateway to a marae complex in New Zealand. Waharoa may refer to: * ''Waharoa'' (Aotea Square sculpture) (1990), a sculpture by Selwyn Muru in Aotea Square, Auckland * ''Waharoa'' (1990), a sculptural entranceway to the Auckland High Court created by Jacob Scott * Waharoa, New Zealand Waharoa is a rural community in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located 7 km north of Matamata, and is part of the Matamata-Piako District. It is located at the junction of the Kinleith Branch railway and the East ..., in the Waikato Region * ''Waharoa'' (whale), an extinct genus of whale * Te Waharoa, 19th century leader of Ngāti Hauā {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waharoa, New Zealand
Waharoa is a rural community in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located 7 km north of Matamata, and is part of the Matamata-Piako District. It is located at the junction of the Kinleith Branch railway and the East Coast Main Trunk Railway. State Highway 27 (New Zealand), State Highway 27 runs through the town, which is serviced by several shops and cafes and by a petrol station. Matamata Airport is just over north of Waharoa. Also to the north, near the airport, are the community of Tamihana (where the Raungaiti marae is located) and remnants of the original Matamata pā. To the east lie the communities of Wardville, New Zealand, Wardville and Turanga-o-moana, to the west the community of Walton, New Zealand, Walton, and to the south the town of Matamata. History Early history Prior to colonisation, the area surrounding and including present-day Waharoa was held by Ngāti Hauā. In 1830, the Ngāti Hauā chief Te Waharoa established the Matam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waharoa (Aotea Square Sculpture)
''Waharoa'', also known as ''Te Waharoa o Aotea'', is a public sculpture located in Aotea Square, the city centre of Auckland, New Zealand. The expressionist piece was designed by Selwyn Muru and depicts a , a traditional Māori gateway in front of a ; the open meeting courtyard at a marae. Muru took elements from traditional Māori and Pacific art forms, as well as contemporary elements. The work was erected at Aotea Square in 1990 and relocated to its current position in 2010. Artist Mei Hill has described ''Waharoa'' as "probably the defining Māori artwork of scale in Auckland". Commission ''Waharoa'' was one of seven artworks commissioned in 1988 during the construction of the Aotea Centre and redevelopment of Aotea Square, alongside other artworks such as ''The Aotea Tapestry'' by Robert Ellis, ''Red Dancer'' (1990) by Barry Lett, and ''Metal and Wood Sculpture'' (1990) by Paratene Matchitt. Design and construction ''Waharoa'' (English: "Gateway" or "Entrance") is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waharoa (whale)
''Waharoa'' is a genus of eomysticetid baleen whale from the Late Oligocene (Chattian) of New Zealand. It was identified with the discovery of ''Waharoa ruwhenua'' by Boessenecker and Fordyce (2015), which added a new genus and species to a monophyletic family Eomysticetidae. Description Boessenecker and Fordyce (2015) characterize the species as follows: "''Waharoa ruwhenua'' shares ''Tohoraata'' and ''Tokarahia'' dorsoventrally shallow and wide occipital condyles, a triangular anterior process and well-developed incisural flange of the periotic; with ''Tohoraata'' and ''Tokarahia'' a concave anterodorsal margin of the anterior process of the periotic and a smooth and transversely convex posterior bullar facet; with ''Tohoraata'' a distinct lateral tubercle on the anterior process; and with ''Eomysticetus'' and ''Micromysticetus'' a short posterior process".Boessenecker RW, Fordyce RE. (2015) Anatomy, feeding ecology, and ontogeny of a transitional baleen whale: a new genus a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland High Court
The Auckland High Court is a Gothic Revival courthouse in central Auckland, New Zealand. It is one of three locations nationwide used by the High Court of New Zealand. It is registered as a Category I heritage building by Heritage New Zealand. Description The Auckland High Court is a brick Gothic Revival building. It features a crenellated central tower, and pointed-arch arcading. The interior is made of timber and is also Gothic. History Construction on the courthouse began in 1865, and was halted due to the original builder going bankrupt. Work on the structure was taken up again by Mathews and Bartley, and the building was completed in 1867. The red brick building was designed by Australian architect Edward Rumsey, who was a student of George Gilbert Scott. Rumsey's Gothic Revival design included features such as crenellated towers and gargoyles, which were carved by Prussian ship carpenter Anton Teutenberg, in designs representing judges and major dignitaries of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marae
A ' (in Māori language, New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian language, Tahitian), ' (in Tongan language, Tongan), ' (in Marquesan language, Marquesan) or ' (in Samoan language, Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes in Polynesian culture, Polynesian societies. In all these languages, the term also means cleared and free of weeds or trees. generally consist of an area of cleared land roughly rectangular (the itself), bordered with stones or wooden posts (called ' in Tahitian and Cook Islands Māori) perhaps with ' (terraces) which were traditionally used for ceremonial purposes; and in some cases, such as Easter Island, a central stone ' or ''a'u'' is placed. In the Easter Island Rapa Nui people, Rapa Nui culture, the term ''ahu'' or ''a'u'' has become a synonym for the whole marae complex. In some modern Polynesian societies, notably that of the Māori people, Māori of New Zealand, the marae is still a vital part of everyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
