My Favourite Building

Jade Kake of Matakohe Architecture & Urbanism lives in Whangarei where she stays connected to Te Whare Karakia o Pehiweri, the Anglican church built in 1888.

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“I love this place because it’s incredibly peaceful, the way the light filters through the oak trees, which were planted around the same time the church was built. You can feel the wairua in the building, surrounded by our tpuna in our urup. The acoustics are incredible – and we have some phenomenal singers in our whnau, including our kapa haka group, Htea. At Pehiweri, I think we are entering a cycle of renewal.