Topic: Monuments & Memorials
Topic type:
Commemorative Stone, Cnr Arawa & Fenton Streets
TE KOHATU NEI
NA TE NAERA TE HOUKOTUKU RAUA KO
TE RT. REV. F.A. BENNETT L. TH.
PIHOPA O AOTEAROA
I WHAKATAKOTO HEI MAUMAHARA I TE WAIRUA
RANGATIRA OF NGA RANGATIRA ME NGA HAPU O
NGATI WHAKAUE O OHINEMUTU
NA RATOU RA I TE TAU 1880
I WHAKATAKOTO TE PUTAKE HEI WHAKATAU
I TE TAONE O ROTORUA
A KA HOATU HOKI E RATOU HE WHENUA HAEI RAHUI
MO TE KATOA MO NGA MAHI MATAURANGA, TOKO O
TE ORA, MAHI NGAHAU, MAHI NGAWHA A WAAHI
MAHI HOKI NO TE KAUNIHERA HEI ORANGA MO NGA
TANGATA O ROTORUA ME AOTEAROA KATOA
I WHAKATAKOTOTIA 8 O NGA RA O HEPETEMA
1939
At the base of the Stone is the English translation
Inscription Reads : This stone is laid by Te Naera Te Houkotuku assisted by the Rt. Rev. F.A. Bennett L. Th. Bishop of Aotearoa, commemorates the noble spirit and generosity of the Chiefs and members of Ngati Whakaue tribe of Ohinemutu who in 1880 in meetings assembled laid the foundation for the establishment of the town of Rotorua and provided therein public reserves for education, health, recreation, thermal and municipal purposes for the benefit of the people of Rotorua and New Zealand in general.
Laid 8th September 1939.
The stone was temporarily moved while the upgrade of the Municipal Building and Convention Centre took place. The smaller plaque represents the relocation and dedication of the monument on March 10, 1999. Bishop Manu Bennett
