Tūrangawaewae - a place to stand

Published: Aug. 30, 2011, 5:01 a.m.

Tūrangawaewae marae at Ngāruawāhia is the seat of the Māori King movement, which developed in the 1850s to unify Māori and protect their land. Tūrangawaewae - literally 'a place to stand' - was built in the 1920s under the direction of Te Puea Hērangi, granddaughter of the second Māori king. Archival audio sourced from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives, http://www.soundarchives.co.nz/. Sound files may not be reused without permission from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives (Reference number TX 3348).