Kaiwhaiki

Kaiwhaiki is a settlement 18 kilometres (11 mi) upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand.

Looking down upon the Whanganui River, a paddle steamer ferry, and the town of Kaiwhaiki, c. 1910. Photograph taken by William Archer Price.

Kaiwhaiki in the 1840s was a small pā of a two to three dozen people.[1] In Ronaldson's 1847 survey, the inhabitants were noted as being of the hapū Ngāti Rongomaitawhiri.[2][1] In 1852 Kaiwhaiki became the first settlement on the Whanganui River to host a Catholic mission.[3] By the early 1860s, it was described as a "large pa" and its population were mostly Kingites, opposed to the colonial government.[1]

Kaiwhaiki is the home of the Ngā Paerangi hapū of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi;[3] their unique twin-gabled wharenui Te Kiritahi was built in 1912.[4][5] It was the birthplace of composer and choirmaster Morvin Simon, who led the nationally known Kaiwhaiki-based kapa haka group Te Matapihi.

A quarry near Kaiwhaiki supplied the shellrock used to build the Durie Hill war memorial tower in Whanganui.[3]

Marae

Kaiwhaiki currently has three marae:

  • Kaiwhaiki Marae and Te Kiritahi|Te Kiritahi or Rongotepoi meeting house are affiliated with Ngā Paerangi
  • Rākato Marae and Rākato meeting house are affiliated with Ngāti Hine o Te Rā
  • Whangaehu Marae and its Rangitahuahua meeting house are affiliated with Ngāti Apa[6][7]

In October 2020, the Government committed $377,123 from the Provincial Growth Fund to restore and renovate the Whangaehu Marae, creating 24 jobs.[8]

References
  1. Walton, A. (1994). "Settlement Patterns in the Whanganui River Valley, 1839–1864" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Archaeology. 16: 123–168.
  2. Ronaldson, W. (1847) "List of Pas with their Chiefs etc on the River Wanganui." Letterbook, Whanganui Regional Museum.
  3. Beaglehole, Diana (20 March 2014). "Whanganui places: River Settlements". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  4. "Kaiwhaiki Pā". Māori Maps. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  5. "History of Kaiwhaiki Marae published". Radio New Zealand News. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  6. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  7. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  8. "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.


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