Rongomaraeroa
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Rongomaraeroa is the marae of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and incorporates a contemporary wharenui (meeting house) Te Hono ki Hawaiki.[1] It is located on the museum's 4th floor overlooking Wellington harbour,[2] and was officially opened on 30 November 1997.[3]
The design, described as "postmodern",[4] was overseen by Te Papa's inaugural kaihautu (Māori leader), master carver Cliff Whiting.[5] As "the only one of its kind expressly built for that purpose in a museum",[6] this marae is "arguably the most prominent embodiment of [Te Papa's] commitment to biculturalism".[7]
In October 2020, the Government committed $887,291 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and 4 others in the Central Hawke's Bay area, creating 12 jobs.[8]