# Te Puna Wānaka

Te Mātauranga Māori · institutional whare · Coventry Street, Christchurch Central City

https://www.chch.live/marae/te-puna-wanaka

## The record
- Wharenui: Te Mātauranga Māori
- It serves: Ara Institute of Canterbury — the tertiary whare on the city campus
- Iwi / affiliation: pan-tribal
- District: Christchurch City
- Point: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-43.53808&lon=172.64418)

The waka-shaped whare on Ara's city campus — the tertiary institution's Māori gathering space, opened in 1995 and still hosting community hui.

## The marae’s own kōrero
- [Ara Institute of Canterbury](https://www.ara.ac.nz/)
- [Te Kāhui Māngai directory](https://www.tkm.govt.nz/)

## In the archive
- Documents naming it: https://www.chch.live/documents?q=%22Te%20Puna%20Wanaka%22%20OR%20%22Te%20Matauranga%20Maori%22
- The suburb it stands in: https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city

## 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.
- [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 146 m to its edge
- [Washington Way Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1316-washington-way-reserve), Sports ground · 230 m to its edge
- [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve), 264 m to its edge
- [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve), 333 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.
- Ara Institute, 144 m · routes 1, 3, 5, 80, 81

## The register nearby
Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point, proximity, not a claim of place.
- [Former Grosvenor Hotel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/160), 367 Moorhouse Avenue
- [319 St Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/place/529), 319 St Asaph Street
- [129 High Street](https://www.chch.live/place/503), 1/129 High Street
- [Commercial Building and Setting. Duncan's Buildings](https://www.chch.live/place/549), 147 High Street

## The reports nearby
2,487 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9076699), 270 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9076686), 279 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057328), 60 Ferry Road, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057311), 49 Ferry Road, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057312), 49 Ferry Road, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057285), 47 Ferry Road, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057286), 47 Ferry Road, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057272), 61 Ferry Road, Sydenham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9052342), 367 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9032175), 181 Madras St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9032168), 181 Madras St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/9032165), 60 Ferry Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53808&lon=172.64418

## Sources
- [Ara Institute of Canterbury](https://www.ara.ac.nz/)
- [Te Kāhui Māngai — Te Puni Kōkiri directory](https://www.tkm.govt.nz/)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Te Puna Wānaka?**

Coventry Street, [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), Christchurch, [on the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53808,172.64418,17).

**What is the wharenui at Te Puna Wānaka?**

Te Mātauranga Māori, as the directories the marae speaks through state it.

**Which iwi and hapū is Te Puna Wānaka affiliated with?**

Iwi: pan-tribal.

**What kind of marae is Te Puna Wānaka?**

institutional whare, it serves Ara Institute of Canterbury — the tertiary whare on the city campus. It stands in Christchurch City.

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