Te Whare Rūnanga

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Te Whare Rūnanga is a carved Māori meeting house at Waitangi in New Zealand, symbolically representing all iwi and serving as a focal point for national discussions and commemorations of the Treaty of Waitangi.

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Label Occurrences
Te Whare Rūnanga canonical 2
Te Whare Rūnanga (meeting house) 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage building
meeting house
wharenui
architecturalStyle Māori carved meeting house
associatedWithDocument Treaty of Waitangi
surface form: Te Tiriti o Waitangi
associatedWithEvent annual Waitangi Day commemorations
associatedWithPeople Māori leaders
associatedWithPlace Te Tii Waitangi Marae
surface form: Te Tii Marae (nearby marae at Waitangi)
country New Zealand
culturalSignificance national symbol of Māori participation in the Treaty relationship
representation of Māori perspectives on the Treaty of Waitangi
dedicatedTo Treaty of Waitangi
ethnicGroup Māori
hasCulturalRole national marae for Treaty discussions
symbolic meeting place of Crown and Māori
hasFunction place for Treaty-related ceremonies
place for cultural events
place for political discussions
hasPart carved bargeboards
carved poupou
carved tekoteko
wharenui interior meeting space
heritageCategory Category I historic place
heritageRegister New Zealand Heritage List
surface form: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga List
heritageStatus listed on the New Zealand Heritage List
inception 1940
languageOfName Māori
locatedIn Bay of Islands
New Zealand
Northland Region
Waitangi
managedBy Waitangi National Trust
material timber
openToPublic true
ownedBy Crown in right of New Zealand
surface form: Crown (New Zealand Government)
partOf Treaty of Waitangi sites
surface form: Waitangi Treaty Grounds
region Northland Region
surface form: Te Tai Tokerau (Northland)
significantEvent 1940 centennial of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi
symbolizes all iwi of Aotearoa New Zealand
unity of Māori tribes
touristAttraction true
translationOfName The House of Assembly
use ceremonial venue
meeting place
venue for Treaty of Waitangi commemorations
venue for national discussions

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Input
Subject: Te Whare Rūnanga
Description of subject: Te Whare Rūnanga is a carved Māori meeting house at Waitangi in New Zealand, symbolically representing all iwi and serving as a focal point for national discussions and commemorations of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Waitangi, Bay of Islands hasMeetingHouse Te Whare Rūnanga
Treaty House nearbyStructure Te Whare Rūnanga
this entity surface form: Te Whare Rūnanga (meeting house)
Waitangi flagstaff relatedTo Te Whare Rūnanga
this entity surface form: Te Whare Rūnanga (meeting house)