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Maori Cemetery, Point Bush; H M Christie; c. 1936; 012-2002-1026-01311
FromWaimate Museum
Name/Title
Maori Cemetery, Point Bush
Maori Cemetery, Point Bush
About this object
The area within the vicinity of the cemetery was once a home of the Te Waimatemate hapu. The monument at the end of the path was erected to mark the burial place. The monument honors Chief Huruhuru, who, in 1854, peacefully welcomed Michael Studholme, the first white settler to the Waimate area. The monument stone also honors Tehema Huruhuru (grandson of Te Huruhuru) who died in 1906 and Eriaha Kaikoro who died in 1910. The original tombstone to the memory of the Huruhuru chief had become broken and lay on the ground overgrown by gorse and broom. In 1932 the Waimate Borough began the process to acquire the site and replace and restore the monument.
The area within the vicinity of the cemetery was once a home of the Te Waimatemate hapu. The monument at the end of the path was erected to mark the burial place. The monument honors Chief Huruhuru, who, in 1854, peacefully welcomed Michael Studholme, the first white settler to the Waimate area. The monument stone also honors Tehema Huruhuru (grandson of Te Huruhuru) who died in 1906 and Eriaha Kaikoro who died in 1910. The original tombstone to the memory of the Huruhuru chief had become broken and lay on the ground overgrown by gorse and broom. In 1932 the Waimate Borough began the process to acquire the site and replace and restore the monument.
Maker
H M Christie
H M Christie
Date Made
c. 1936
c. 1936
Place Made
New Zealand
Medium and Materials
photographic print
photographic print
Subject and Association Description
Maori Cemetery showing fence and Te Huruhuru monument
Maori Cemetery showing fence and Te Huruhuru monument
Collection
Photograph Collection
Photograph Collection
Credit Line
R G Allington
R G Allington
Object Type
Photograph
Photograph
Object number
012-2002-1026-01311
012-2002-1026-01311
