This building has a lot of Mana, because of the design and it's location in Palmerston North, a very lucrative area. The lagoon is located by this house. The House was established in 1892.
Before the house stood there it was a swamp, very natural and very swamp. The land belonged to Rangitāne. The called the area Te Hokowhitu which translates to 70 Mangotoa Warriors. There was a Pa Mangotoa there where warriors resided. The Swedish builder named his son Hokowhitu.
Hāpua (lagoon) hāereere (meander)
The house is famous because of WHO lived there:
Jacob and Anna Nannestad 1892 - right at the beginning, this place was built for this couple.
John and Mary Henderson Pollock Strang 1903 - they put in a lot of extra parts to the
Lord Plunket 1907 the Governer General of NZ - He gave his Wellington Mansion up to be the new Parliament as Parliament burned down. Lord and Lady Plunket are responsible for the Plunket Society who look after all of the babies even up to today. Lord Plunket named one of his son Kiwa - a Maori name
William and Maude Caccia Birch 1921 - in the 1940s gifted the property to the Government so we could continue to view this taonga. The Caccia Birch Whanau were the last Whanau to privately own the Establishment. Quite a big Whanau.
The knowledge we learnt today is part of the Tohunga kaupapa as it is all about facts and knowledge of our ancestors and where Palmerston North has come from.
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That was really fun! Thank you Pa Jack for teaching us about Caccia Birch
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I did not no any think about the houses history