Part of Wellington Heritage Festival. 9th November.
Join Te Waka Huia Wellington Museum for a look into the compelling history of Tapu Te Ranga Marae. Learn about the community through a documentary film screening, and hear the story told by Parehinetai Sannyasi, daughter of kaumatua Bruce Stewart and spokesperson for the marae.
Tapu Te Ranga Marae: A Documentary is directed by Vanessa Patea and produced by Ruth Korver. The film was created over six years and released one year after the tragic fire at the marae.
What was life on the marae like? How will it be redeveloped? See the pou whenua in the Te-Whanganui-a-Tara exhibition space. Learn more about the marae and its community, nau mai haere mai!
Saturday 9 November | 11am – 1pm
Adults $5 | Under 5s FREE
About Parehinetai Sannyasi
‘Tākiri mai te haeata nā runga i te taumata o Ōtawa Maunga, ka mātai whakararo ki ngā wai rokiroki o ōku mātua tīpuna, o Raparapa-ā-Hoe e karekare atu ana ki tōku tūohutanga, ki Hei Marae
I was born and raised at the rekereke of my pāpā, Bruce Stewart and share in the vision that is Tapu Te Ranga Marae.
Still living on the whenua with my whānau, we continue caring for our tāiao and revitalising te reo Māori me ōna tikanga within our whānau.’