TOWARDS A CULTURAL REVIVAL

West Auckland-based iwi Te Kawerau ā Maki is soon to be re-established on its whenua at Te Henga Bethells Beach. Having suffered firstly during the 1820s’ musket raids and then again during colonisation – the Crown had acquired most of West Auckland by 1854 – the iwi was left practically landless by the 1950s. Its last kāinga and marae at Kōpironui (Woodhill) and Waiti (Te Henga) were lost during this time. The Monk Mackenzie-designed Te Henga Kāinga Whakahirahira marae and papakāinga represents a significant milestone in the iwi’s cultural revival; the project is made up of a suite of both residential and communal buildings, as well as an extensive ecosystem revitalisation scheme to regenerate whenua currently overrun with introduced species. “The buildings have been designed with an ecological focus, leaving…

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Architecture NZ (Digital) - 1 Issue, March-April 2025

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