About
Our History
Stories of place, people and generations.
Origins
Beside the road between two towns
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Paeahi wharenui was originally built in 1903, beside State Highway 26, about halfway between Paeroa and Te Aroha. In the early 1900s this was a travelling and trading route between Paeroa, Waihī and the Ohinemuri River. Further historical detail is to be supplied by the marae.
Timeline
Paeahi through the generations
1903
Paeahi wharenui is built
The original meeting house is established beside what is now State Highway 26.
Early 1900s
A travelling and trading route
Paeahi sits on an important route between Paeroa, Waihī and the Ohinemuri River.
1930
Gazetted as a Māori Reservation
The marae land is set aside and formally protected.
1975
Fire
The original meeting house is destroyed by fire.
Rebuilding
Iwi o Paeahi work together
Whānau raise funds and resources to rebuild the wharenui and supporting facilities.
2005
The marae reopens
The reconstructed wharenui and supporting buildings open.
Today
A place of belonging
Paeahi continues as a place of refuge, belonging, connection and cultural identity.
Rebuilding
Rebuilding Paeahi
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After the meeting house was lost to fire in 1975, Iwi o Paeahi worked to raise the funds and resources needed to rebuild. The reconstructed wharenui and supporting buildings opened in 2005. Detail about the rebuild is to be supplied by the marae.
Paeahi Today
A place of belonging
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Paeahi continues as a place of refuge, belonging, connection and cultural identity. Each hui, each shared meal and each young person who learns here adds to that history.
Kōrero
Explore Kōrero
Stories, memories and knowledge from Paeahi, shared by whānau, past and present.