# Te Hepara Pai Marae

Te Whakaruruhau · institutional whare · 290 Ferry Road, Phillipstown

https://www.chch.live/marae/te-hepara-pai

## The record
- Wharenui: Te Whakaruruhau
- It serves: Te Hui Amorangi o Te Waipounamu — the Māori Anglican bishopric of the South Island
- Iwi / affiliation: Ngāi Tahu, Anglican
- District: Christchurch City
- Point: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-43.54125&lon=172.66123)

The carved chapel of the old Te Waipounamu Māori Girls' College — the school is gone, but its chapel remains the seat of Te Hui Amorangi o Te Waipounamu, the Māori Anglican bishopric of the South Island.

## The marae’s own kōrero
- [Te Hui Amorangi o Te Waipounamu](https://huiamorangiwaipounamu.wordpress.com/)
- [Te Kāhui Māngai directory](https://www.tkm.govt.nz/)

## In the archive
- Documents naming it: https://www.chch.live/documents?q=%22Te%20Hepara%20Pai%22%20OR%20%22Te%20Whakaruruhau%22
- The suburb it stands in: https://www.chch.live/phillipstown

## The green nearby
Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m, measured to the outline itself, so a spot on a big reserve’s edge still counts.
- [Edmonds Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1532-edmonds-park), Sports ground · 255 m to its edge
- [Edmonds Factory Garden](https://www.chch.live/park/1594-edmonds-factory-garden), Botanic · 264 m to its edge
- [Charleston Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1430-charleston-reserve), 340 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

## The bus stop
The nearest stop the Metro map carries, measured to the pin, not the gate.
- Ferry Rd near Bordesley St, passes the gate · routes 3, 140

## The reports nearby
510 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9019265), 17 Bordesley St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9001596), 18 Olliviers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8953634), 18 Olliviers Road, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8898013), 3 Bordesley St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8877324), 18 Olliviers Road, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8864730), 27 Olliviers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8864720), 22 League Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8863850), 38 Olliviers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8805112), 31 Bordesley Street, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8805113), 31 Bordesley Street, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8805096), 31 Bordesley Street, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8688127), 9 Bordesley Street, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54125&lon=172.66123

## Sources
- [Te Hui Amorangi o Te Waipounamu — contact](https://huiamorangiwaipounamu.wordpress.com/contact/)
- [Te Kāhui Māngai — Te Puni Kōkiri directory](https://www.tkm.govt.nz/)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Te Hepara Pai Marae?**

290 Ferry Road, [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown), Christchurch, [on the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.54125,172.66123,17).

**What is the wharenui at Te Hepara Pai Marae?**

Te Whakaruruhau, as the directories the marae speaks through state it.

**Which iwi and hapū is Te Hepara Pai Marae affiliated with?**

Iwi: Ngāi Tahu, Anglican.

**What kind of marae is Te Hepara Pai Marae?**

institutional whare, it serves Te Hui Amorangi o Te Waipounamu — the Māori Anglican bishopric of the South Island. It stands in Christchurch City.

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