Ngāi Tahu Names

  • Te Taum ata (pictured above) – for the old courthouse, now the Guilty Bar, that opened in December 2007. Te Taumata-o-Hakitekura is the Māori place name for the spur on Ben Lomond.
  • Tahu na – for the new courthouse, officially opened in September 2006. Tahuna is the Ngāti Māmoe pā on the Queenstown flat where Hakitekura and her father Tūwiriroa were born.
  • Te Nuku – for the precinct's central commercial building. Te Nukuo- Hakitekura is the Māori name for the Kawarau Peninsula.
  • Kā Kamu – for the building housing the ‘Pig and Whistle' pub plus offices completed in December 2006. Kā Kamu-a-Hakitekura is the Māori place name for Cecil and Walter Peaks.
  • Te Ahi – for the precinct's final commercial building which includes lawyers and accountants offices, fashion retailer, café, NZ Post and banks. Te-Ahi-a-Hakitekura is the Māori place name for Refuge Point.

Marks of an Ancestor

Ngāi Tahu Names

Te Taumata-o-Hakitekura is the Māori place name for the spur on Ben Lomond. [More...]

Hakitekura

Hakitekura was the daughter of Kāti Māmoe chief Tūwiriroa. She was born and raised in the region. [More...]

Image Gallery

View a collection of still images that capture the dawn blessing at the Post Office Precinct. [More...]

Video Gallery

A collection of video tells the story of Ngai Tahu's connection with Queenstown,the tradition of Hakitekura, the pouwhenua project and the art works. [More...]

Inside Issue 44

Holly's Got Spirit

Iwisphere

Marks Of An Ancestor

Return of Mo Tātou

Tāne Ora: recover the man

Artist Tai Kerekere

 

Issue #44 Published Sept 2009
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