Coordinates: 43°36′14″S 172°40′46″E / 43.6040°S 172.6795°E / -43.6040; 172.6795

Rāpaki

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View of Lyttelton Harbour and Rapaki

Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa, commonly known as Rāpaki or Rapaki, is a small settlement within the Lyttelton Harbour basin.[1]

Rāpaki is one of four Banks Peninsula rūnanga (communities) based around marae (tribal meeting grounds).[2] The Rāpaki Marae, also known as Te Wheke Marae, is a meeting ground of Ngāi Tahu and its Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke branch.[3] It includes a wharenui (meeting house), called Te Wheke opened in 2008, was carved by Riki Manuel and Fayne Robinson and the tukutuku panels were overseen by local weaver 'Aunty' Doe Parata.[4][5] The carvings of the wharenui trace the almost 400 years of continuous settlement related to the arrival of the ancestor Te Rakiwhakaputa.[5]

Te Wheke wharenui at Rapaki Marae

Rāpaki is overlooked by the peak Te Poho o Tamatea. According to one legend, the Ngāi Tahu chief Te Rakiwhakaputa named the place by laying his waist mat (rāpaki) down to claim it.[2] The full name of Rāpaki is Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa, meaning the waist mat of Te Rakiwhakaputa.[6] On 8 July 2020, the New Zealand Geographic Board assigned the full name as the official name of the locality.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Wilson, John. "Canterbury places – Lyttelton Harbour". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke". Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  4. ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  5. ^ a b "Te Wheke to be reborn at Rapaki Marae". Stuff. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  6. ^ Rapaki marae introduction
  7. ^ "Notice of the Final Determinations of the Minister for Land Information on Official Geographic Names". New Zealand Gazette. New Zealand Government. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

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