One advantage of being back in the Kaipara region last year was that I got to go on road trips so I could take photos of places I hadn't seen in the 8 years I lived here. Otamatea Marae is in the small country town of Maungaturoto and was established around 1946 as the ancestral marae for the Ngati Whatua people.
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...a building that would look at home in Hawaii.
Nice looking building
Whew that's a lot of long Maori place names. I had fun trying to pronounce them all.
Beautiful house, oh I´d sure love to have a verandah, even if small. But weee... all those names! Difficult.
I like the design
Talking about symmetry, and a beautiful sky!
Quite a modern looking marae, with the net curtains and no carvings.
Interesting info.
Fascinating history!
seems to be a fine place for meetings :)
I love how you are exploring your surroundings. I've been so busy with the house renovations and getting my brother moved that I haven't done that as much as I liked. You are an inspiration.
Interesting history, nice composition.
I like your picture a lot and I love that you learn and share so much about the Maori history.
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