Rangiātea was the oldest Anglican Māori Church in New Zealand until it was tragically destroyed by fire in 1995. It was recently rebuilt. This website celebrates the unique history of Rangiātea.
Ko Rangiātea te kaumātua o ngā Whare Karakia Māori o te Hāhi Mihingare tae noa ki tōna werahanga ki te ahi i te 1995. Kua whakahouhia. Kei tēnei pae tukutuku tōna hitori.
E kore au e ngaro he kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea.
We shall never be lost, the seed sown from Rangiātea.
The Rangiātea website is based on an exhibition held at the National Library Gallery in 1997, Rangiātea, Ko Ahau Te Huarahi, Te Pono, Me Te Ora (Rangiātea, I am the way, the truth and the life). It provides bilingual information about the historic Rangiātea church at Ōtaki.
Advice on whakapapa and land research, and resources for learning te reo Māori.
