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Rewa's Village
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A full-scale reconstruction of a
Maori village which recaptures the atmosphere of the average kainga in
pre-European times.
Traditionally each sub-tribe built a pa (fortified village) on a hilltop or
some other easily defended position. In contrast, the kainga (unfortified
village) was a temporary arrangement built close to the kumara fields or to
other sources of food. In times of peace most would live in the kainga, but
in times of danger would desert the kainga for the greater safety of the
more permanent pa. |
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