Tapu Te Ranga Marae

Tapu Te Ranga Marae
Tapu Te Ranga Marae in 2013
General information
Type	Marae
Architectural style	Contemporary Maori
Location	Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
Address	44 Rhine Street, Island Bay, Wellington
Coordinates	41°19′53″S 174°46′12″E / 41.3313°S 174.769918°E / -41.3313; 174.769918
Construction started	1974
Destroyed	9 June 2019 (fire)
Height	131 feet (40 m)
Technical details
Floor count	10

Tapu Te Ranga Marae is located in Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand. The marae was founded in 1974 by Māori playwright Bruce Stewart, who lived there until his death in 2017. The ten storey high structure was built largely by hand from recycled materials over a 30 year period, as a tribute to Stewart's mother, Hinetai Hirini. It was listed as a heritage site,^[1] but was destroyed by fire in 2019.