Waharoa and Taki Installation

The installation of the Waharoa and Taki in the centre of Kororāreka Russell has been a long-held dream of the Kororāreka Marae Committee.

In 2020 the Marae Committee resolved to attempt to make progress there and many people put an enormous effort into seeing this dream come true.

The Waharoa greets people as they arrive in the small town and celebrates the many chiefs and their whanau who either made their home or visited this extraordinary meeting place.

For centuries people have come and gone from this setting.