The Churches, Whakarewarewa Maori Village

Te Arawa Anglican Church, Wakarewarewa Village, Rotorua ~

And just along the path ~

The Church of Immaculate Conception

The village chief called all the families to a gathering at their Marae (meeting place). Once there he said that this half (he pointed out the right hand side) were to become Anglicans and the other half(the left hand side) were to become Catholics.  And that was how the religion of the very small village was decided.

St Mary's Church, Mourea

Near the banks of the Ohau Channel which joins Lake Rotoiti and Lake Rotorua.

Before St Mary's recent renovation ~

Ohau Channel wth St Mary's in the background, 1908 ~

St Faiths Anglican Church, Ohinemutu, Rotorua

Ohinemutu Maori Village, Rotorua ~ a mock-Tudor style church completed in 1885.

  

The burial crypts are above ground because of the geothermal activity underneath Ohinemutu and on the shores of Lake Rotorua ~

The stained glass window shows Christ wearing a traditional Maori cloak who appears to be walking on the waters of Lake Rotorua ~

Tamatekapua meeting house(Ohinemutu Marae) along side the church ~

Sir Howard Morrison lay in state at Tamatekapua (his home Marae)~

The entrance to the Ohinemutu Urupa (cemetery)

Memorial Church, Pukeatua

Arapuni Road, Pukeatua, Waipa, Waikato, North Island ~ All denominations

Plain & functional, rough cast concrete exterior ~

Love the planter pots! (concrete pipes) Kiwi ingenuity at it's best ~

Surrounded by standard 8 wire post & strainer fence ~

Stained glass window to match simple lines ~

War memorial set to one side ~

Remnants of ANZAC Day service, April 25th ~