Rongomaraeroa
''Rongomaraeroa'' is the marae of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and incorporates a contemporary ''wharenui'' (meeting house) ''Te Hono ki Hawaiki''. It is located on the museum's 4th floor overlooking Wellington harbour, and was officially opened on 30 November 1997. The design, described as "postmodern", was overseen by Te Papa's inaugural ''kaihautu'' (Māori people, Māori leader), master carver Cliff Whiting. As "the only one of its kind expressly built for that purpose in a museum", this marae is "arguably the most prominent embodiment of [Te Papa's] commitment to biculturalism". In October 2020, the Government committed $887,291 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and 4 others in the Central Hawke's Bay area, creating 12 jobs. Purpose and usage Rongomaraeroa is used for many events, not only as a museum exhibit – it was always intended to be a "'living marae' used for pōwhiri, functions, and Tangihanga, tangi". For example, in May 2017 ...
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Cliff Whiting
Clifford Hamilton Whiting (6 May 1936 – 16 July 2017) was a New Zealand artist, teacher and advocate for Māori heritage. Career In 1955, Whiting began teacher training at Wellington Teachers' College where his artistic talents were quickly recognised. His teacher training coincided with the Department of Education's drive to develop Māori and Western European culture in schools. Whiting was selected as a district advisor in arts and crafts and, with other young Māori artists including John Bevan Ford, Sandy Adsett, Cath Brown, Ralph Hotere, Paratene Matchitt, Muru Walters and Marilyn Webb, was supported and encouraged by Gordon Tovey, the national supervisor for arts and crafts, to explore and promote traditional and contemporary Māori art within the New Zealand educational system. As a district advisor Whiting worked with local Māori communities as well as schools to encourage engagement with Māori art. Constrained by the price and lack of availability of traditi ...
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