Te Maru o Hinemihi
In the Embrace of Hinemihi
Mahi Tahi: Project Partner
Te Maru o Hinemihi is one of four project partners in the future developments of Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito and a new marae at Clandon Park, working with Ngā Kohinga Whakairo o Hinemihi, National Trust, and Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga.
Te Maru o Hinemihi (In the Embrace of Hinemihi) represents the interests of the Māori meeting house in Clandon Park, Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito (‘Hinemihi of the Old World’). We are authorised by Tuhourangi
Ko wai mātou: Who we are
The Hinemihi Exchange Project
On 28 November 2019 the National Trust agreed in principle with Heritage New Zealand for the original historic carvings of Hinemihi, a traditional Māori meeting house in the garden at Clandon Park, to return to her home in New Zealand. In exchange, a new meeting house will be built at Clandon with carvings from expert Māori carvers, allowing the important cultural connection between New Zealand and the UK to continue. In 2022, the Hinemihi Exchange Project was founded at Osterley Park, another National Trust Property. The project is a three way partnership between Te Maru, The National Trust and Ngā Kohinga Whakairo o Hinemihi Charitable Trust.
A Māori Space in a British Place
The Hinemihi project is an integrated heritage vision to develop the Hinemihi marae at Clandon Park as a living space for Māori cultural practice. At the heart of the Hinemihi marae is a place of welcome, in which visitors are able to encounter a Māori world. This welcome is evident in the openness that Hinemihi offers to diverse groups of people, which is the most resilient element of the on-going project to care for her.
Māori Cultural Hub
A living space for Māori traditions, connecting past and present through cultural engagement.
Heritage Development
Collaborating with partners to enhance the heritage of Hinemi o te Ao Tawhito.
Engaging with the community to promote understanding and appreciation of Māori culture and heritage.
Community Engagement
The Role of
Te Maru o Hinemihi
Kaitiakitanga (Guardianship)
Manaakitanga (Hospitality)
Mātauranga Māori (Māori Knowledge)
Kaitiakitanga (Guardianship):
To support Ngā Kohinga Whakairo o Hinemihi and the National Trust in the exchange of Hinemihi’s existing carvings to Aotearoa and new carvings specifically designed for a new wharenui at Clandon Park.
To assist in developing a shared kaupapa based on mātauranga Māori adapted to legislative/cultural practices in the UK.
To lead the UK part of that collaborative process, by facilitating UK/NZ and community inputs.
Mātauranga Māori (Māori Knowledge)
A UK pūkenga (expert) group who can be drawn upon to support the care of Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito and the new Clandon Park marae.
To shape and participate in the ongoing governance of the new marae: i.e. develop a marae komiti for the Clandon Park marae.
To foster a broad network of interest in the UK across a range of different communities.
To be the custodians of Hinemihi’s memory in the UK and manage an archive of Te Maru activities.
Ensure that Māori tikanga are observed appropriately in and around Hinemihi and the new marae.
To contribute to the creation of new elements for the new wharenui (e.g. tukutuku panels, kowhaiwhai, etc.).
To support Ngā Kohinga Whakairo o Hinemihi and the National Trust in the creation of the new Clandon Park marae.
To be a point of connection in the UK between Hinemihi and all her people near and far, those locally present at Clandon Park, her descendants, other Māori & Pasifika communities in UK (Ngāti Rānana, Te Kohanga Reo o Rānana, Moku, Beats of Polynesia etc.) and globally.
To support the diverse communities that have grown up around Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito and will continue to grow with the new wharenui.
To support Ngā Kohinga Whakairo o Hinemihi and the National Trust in the creation of the new Clandon Park marae.
To be a point of connection in the UK between Hinemihi and all her people near and far, those locally present at Clandon Park, her descendants, other Māori & Pasifika communities in UK (Ngāti Rānana, Te Kohanga Reo o Rānana, Moku, Beats of Polynesia etc.) and globally.
Manaakitanga (Hospitality):
Tri-Roopu Partnership
Our project partners:
Ngā Kohinga Whakairo o Hinemihi Charitable Trust are our Aotearoa New Zealand- based partners. Established by descendants of Āporo Te Wharekaniwha and Ngāti Hinemihi, all members are descendants of Ngāti Hinemihi, Ngāti Tarāwhai, Tūhourangi and the wider tribe of Te Arawa. Ngā Kohinga is working with the UK-based partners on the exchange of carvings and will manage the future care of Hinemihi when she is returned to Aotearoa New Zealand with the government authorities, organisations and Māori tribal entities within New Zealand.
The National Trust, is the UK’s and Europe’s largest conservation charity. The Trust has owned and managed Clandon Park, and Hinemihi, since 1956.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/surrey/clandon-park/a-new-future-for-hinemihi
