Rangiātea Church
Rangiātea Church | |
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40°45′0.1″S 175°8′15.51″E / 40.750028°S 175.1376417°E | |
Address | Ōtaki, Kāpiti Coast District, North Island |
Country | New Zealand |
Denomination | Anglican |
History | |
Status | Church |
Dedicated | 1849 |
Events | 1995 arson |
Architecture | |
Architectural type | Church |
Years built | 1844-1851; 2003 |
Administration | |
Province | Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
Diocese |
Rangiātea Church is a Māori Anglican church located in Ōtaki, in the Kāpiti Coast District on the North Island of New Zealand. The original church was completed in 1851. On 7 October 1995, inspired by racial tensions,[1] the church was destroyed by arson. At the time of its destruction, the church was the oldest Māori Anglican church in New Zealand.[2]
A replica of the destroyed building was completed in 2003;[3][4] however, historic carvings were lost.[5]
First church building
In 1848,
Sacred soil was placed in the foundations where the church would stand. This soil had reputedly been brought from to New Zealand on the Tainui canoe from Rangiatea or Ra'iatea in the Leeward Islands and kept safe for centuries.[10][11]
During the original construction of the church in the late 1840s, large
The design of the church is unusual in that it incorporates ideas from both English and
Services were first held in 1849, before the church was entirely finished.[13]
Restorations
Rāngiatea Church's first documented restoration took place in 1886.[17] In 1911 buttresses were added to the exterior of the church and the shingle roof was replaced with one of corrugated iron.[10] In 1948 tukutuku panels were restored in preparation for the church's centenary, which was held in 1950.[18]
References
- ^ Walker, Peter (10 October 1995). "Burning down of Maori church ignites race fears". The Independent. United Kingdom. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Rangiātea – an online exhibition". Retrieved 7 July 2012 – via National Library of New Zealand.
- ^ "Rangiātea Church". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ Maclean, Chris (1 March 2006). "Roadside Stories: Rangiātea church, Ōtaki". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- New Zealand Herald. NZPA. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Sword of Te Rauparaha given to Museum". Te Ao Hou: 58. June 1964 – via Paperspast.
- ^ "A Chiefly Sword - Tales from Te Papa". talesresource.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Hadfield, Octavius". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Death of Te Rauparaha | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ OCLC 4464070.
- ^ "Royal Gift Unveiled in Maori Church". Gisborne Herald. 20 March 1950. Retrieved 9 May 2021 – via Paperspast.
- ^ "Rangiatea Church". wotzon.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Report of the Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster on the Blue Book for that Province". New Zealander. 20 July 1850. Retrieved 9 May 2021 – via Paperspast.
- ^ "Rangiatea Church". Infotour Guides Limited. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ Sundt, Richard A. (2010). Whare Karakia. Maori Church Building, Decoration and Ritual in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1834-1863. Auckland: Auckland University Press, p. 116.
- ^ Sundt, Richard A. (2010). Whare Karakia. Maori Church Building, Decoration and Ritual in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1834-1863. Auckland: Auckland University Press, p. 116.
- ^ "Rangiātea: a History of Restoration". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Church Restoration". Bay of Plenty Times. 29 September 1948. Retrieved 9 May 2021 – via Paperspast.
Further reading
- "The legacy of Rangiātea Church". Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
External links
Media related to Rangiātea Church at Wikimedia Commons