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The dramatic landscape of Te Urewera has attracted people for centuries. Settlers and visitors have left a legacy of artefacts, photos, paintings and archival materials which gives clues to following generations of how people have lived in the area over the years.
As well as being an information centre the Aniwaniwa Visitor Centre is also a museum so it contains a wide range of artefacts from the area. The visitor centre is registered as a collector of artefacts under the Antiquities Act 1975 to keep taonga (treasures), and this ensures that artefacts from Te Urewera NationalPark can remain within the park. Taonga held at Aniwaniwa have been donated or lent to the museum.
In the museum you can visit Nga Taonga Tuku Iho meaning Treasures From The Past, the name given to the first exhibition gallery at the museum. The name was chosen by Waikaremoana hapu and given to the gallery following refurbishment which was completed in 2000. The gallery, originally known as the “Maori Hall” was designed by architect John Scott to give the feeling of being a wharenui or meeting house, a room for the display of taonga.
The gallery also contains the Urewera Mural, a triptych (set of 3 pictures), painted by artist Colin McCahon. The Aniwaniwa painting depicts elements of Tuhoe history and mythology and contains references to Te Kooti and Rua Kenana. It is painted in dark rich colours, reminiscent of the New Zealand bush and the central cream-coloured column or tree trunk motif is thought to represent Tane as the guardian of the forest.
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