A wharenui ([ˈɸaɾɛnʉ.i]; literally "large house") is a communal house of the Māori people of New Zealand, generally situated as the focal point of a marae...

(Tāringaroa wharenui), Mititai, and Tama te Uaua marae (Tama te Uaua wharenui), Kaihū Te Popoto, based at Ōtūrei marae (Rangimārie Te Aroha wharenui), Aratapu...

and Te Iwarau wharenui Te Whānau a Kahurautao, of Pāhāōa and Kahurautao wharenui Te Whānau a Kaiaio, of Maungaroa marae and Kaiaio wharenui Te Whānau a...

at Mangatawa Marae and Tamapahore wharenui at Kairua, and at Tahuwhakatiki/Romai marae and Rongomainohorangi wharenui at Welcome Bay. Ngā Pōtiki a Tamapahore...

Tūrangawaewae (Māori: [tʉːɾaŋawaewae]) is a marae and a royal residence in Ngāruawāhia, Waikato, New Zealand. It is the official residence of the Māori...

(including Toa Rangatira wharenui), Porirua Wairau Marae (including Wairau wharenui), Spring Creek Whakatū Marae (including Kākāti wharenui), Nelson Te Runanga...

an old dairy factory into a wharekai (dining hall). The carvings on the wharenui (meeting house) were carried out by Te Puia in Rotorua. In October 2020...

Most include a wharenui (meeting house). There is 1 marae in Māngere affiliated with the iwi: Te Puea Memorial Marae and Te Puea Wharenui on Miro Street...

and seemingly abstract kōwhaiwhai designs traditionally used to decorate wharenui (meeting houses). There are numerous semi-formal designs, representing...

ancestors that surround the pā face inward. In the late 19th century the wharenui was an important site of Te Kotahitanga, the Māori parliament movement...

entering a wharenui (meeting-house), a token of respect for the ancestors who are represented and spiritually present within the wharenui. Another spiritual...

for the Awarua Rūnanga branch of Ngāi Tahu, and includes the Tahu Potiki wharenui. The town previously included the Paua House, created by Fred and Myrtle...

subtribe of Ngāti Kahungunu. It has several marae (meeting grounds) and wharenui (meeting houses) for Ngāti Rakaipaaka and other iwi (tribe) and hapū: The...

The pre-eminent Māori architecture consisted of carved meeting houses (wharenui) decorated with symbolic carvings and illustrations. These buildings were...

Poho o Rongomaiwahine wharenui on Mahanga Road Ruawharo marae and wharenui on Opoutama Road Tāne-nui-a-Rangi marae and wharenui on State Highway 2 in...

Ngāi Tahu and its Te Rūnanga o Moeraki branch, and includes the Uenuku wharenui. Moeraki Peninsula is a breeding area for yellow-eyed penguin, little blue...

Wharenui K. Hawera (born 22 May 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Kubota Spears. His position of choice is fly-half. Hawera has previously...

Tākaka is a small town situated at the southeastern end of Golden Bay, at the northern end of New Zealand's South Island, located on the lower reaches...

Māori warriors a faster way of loading a flintlock musket. In the tribe's wharenui at a gathering of the elders, Munro tells them about his past as a soldier...

marae ātea (often shortened to marae) is the open space in front of the wharenui (meeting house; literally "large building"). Generally the term marae is...

and wharenui associated with Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui: Onetahua Kōkiri Marae (Te Ao Marama wharenui), Tākaka Te Āwhina marae (Turangāpeke wharenui), Motueka...

Karaka is a small rural area in the south of Auckland, New Zealand. Formerly part of Franklin District and under the authority of the Franklin District...

Parade. The township includes a number of marae (meeting grounds) and wharenui (meeting houses) for the local iwi (tribe) of Ngāti Kahungunu and its hapū...

taonga directly from the artists. The wharenui of the marae is called Ngā Tūmanako. The whakairo of the wharenui was designed by Hōne Taiapa, and primarily...

Tūmatauenga wharenui, and at Te Whare o Toroa marae Ngāti Wharepaia, based at Te Hokowhitu a Tū ki te Rāhui marae and Te Hokowhitu a Tūmatauenga wharenui and...

and wharenui (meeting houses) in Hastings District: Kahurānaki marae and wharenui on State Highway 2 at Te Hauke Korongatā marae and Nukanoa wharenui on...

the Classical period. It was mainly used to produce decorative panels in wharenui (meeting houses), in stylised forms known as kōwhaiwhai. Europeans introduced...

Huarau, was metalled in 1922. The local Ōtamatea marae and its Aotearoa wharenui are a tribal meeting place for Ngāti Whātua and Te Uri o Hau. Statistics...

Kaipō, the wharenui at Te Tauraka Waka a Māui Marae, glimpsed through the trees...

Waitōtara is a town in South Taranaki, New Zealand. Waverley is 10 km to the north-west, and Whanganui is 34 km to the south-east. State Highway 3 passes...