Eripitana, Te Kooti’s house at Te Whāiti, was intended to be one of the most ‘sacred worshipping whares in the Urewera country’ but was abandoned because of an ill omen in the carving.
Thomas Ryan’s drawing shows the front of the whare, with elaborately carved amo, pare and tekoteko. ‘Ko Whakaari Eripi’ is incised on the sloping maihi.
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Te Kooti's war
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RELATED TO TE KOOTI'S SACRED HOUSE AT TE WHAITI
Events
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6 May 1869
Colonial troops invade the Urewera
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5 June 1866
Te Kooti deported to Chathams
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4 July 1868
Te Kooti escapes from the Chathams
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14 February 1872
Te Kooti's last clash with government forces
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4 January 1869
Te Kooti defeated at Ngātapa
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10 November 1868
Te Kooti attacks Matawhero
Biographies
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Rita Angus
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Augustus Earle
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Frances Hodgkins
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Colin McCahon
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George Butler
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William Trethewey
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Gilbert Mair
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Rua Kēnana
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Rāpata Wahawaha
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Te Kooti
Articles
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Te Kooti's war
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History of New Zealand painting
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Pai Marire
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