Te Whare Wananga o Te Maro

The Whare is a special place where you can connect with the the world. That is why you have to take of your shoes and hat. There are parts of the Whare which are basically a skeleton made out of wood. Tahuhu is the backbone and Heke is the ribs.

Te Whare wananga o Te Maro are the 3 iwi and they have a rope taura which has all of the colours of the houses going up the rope. The carving also use nails to carv into the 3 iwi. The 3 main parts of the Whare. The top one is from takitimu, the middle one is ngati pukenga and the bottom one is from matatua ngai rangi.