Posting these photos as I visited the area (near Whanganui ) a few days ago. I’d not been here before.
I was married by a minister of this, Māori, religion – it was supposed to be in my backyard but wet weather saw us crammed into my living room!
The building is interesting, as is the history of the church and its founding by Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana – around 1820 he had a vision and heard God telling him to unite Māori and turn them to god. See more on Wikipedia or the New Zealand history website.
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