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Bus trip around historic Otaki
Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:57:21+00:00Location | Otaki |
At one stage Otaki was part of the Horowhenua region and much of the history there overlaps ours here in the Horowhenua. We began our tour by meeting at the Red House Café at Te Horo, a historic store converted to a café then continued on to view different sites on the way to Otaki. At Otaki beach we drove out to the rivermouth and viewed places like Kapiti Island, stronghold of Te Rauparaha and drove past the site where the ship City of Auckland sank in 1878. The beautifully restored Rangiatea Church was our next stop where we visited the burial site of Te Rauparaha and a number of other historical people. The best moment came when we were given access to the inside of the church, to look at the work done in restoring it to its former glory. The next stop on the itinerary was the Catholic Church set up by French fathers in 1844. We continued on our trip and were fortunate to meet artists Hariata Ropata Tangahoe and Len Taylor at their exhibition in the Otaki Museum. Otaki Museum is situated in a former bank which has been beautifully restored.
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