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hinemihi, māori meeting house
a māori meeting house or wharenui named hinemihi stands in gardens. situated near lake tarawera in new zealand , provided shelter people of te wairoa village during eruption of mount tarawera in 1886. building covered in ash , surrounded volcanic debris, occupants survived. remained half buried until 1892 when william onslow, 4th earl of onslow, governor general of new zealand, bought , had restored , shipped england. there 3 other māori meeting houses outside new zealand.
the national trust has refurbished maori meeting house, replacing roof, cleaning , repainting carvings, , replacing carvings lost. new zealand historic places trust , british museum consulted on work. meeting house still important cultural activities among maori. nature of hinemihi , meaning local , expatriate maori community in london explored cecilie gravesen in experimental film between humans , other things (2010). during 2012 summer olympics, new zealand team visited hinemihi.
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