22-540: Oranjehof or Oranjehof Dutch Connection Centre is one of the two museums that are part of the multi-cultural, multi-purpose visitor and community hub Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom in Foxton, New Zealand , just over an hour's drive north of Wellington . The award-winning facility is also the home of the Piriharakeke Generation Inspiration Centre , a library, community rooms, a gallery, a heritage room,
44-503: A Dutch windmill , De Molen, was completed and opened in 2003. It is the result of Netherlands-New Zealand collaboration. Running gear, millstones and sails were produced and installed by Vaags Molenwerken in Aalten, the Netherlands. The mill was built largely by volunteers, under the direction of local builder Cor Slobbe. The 17th century design with wooden beams is impressive, especially when
66-684: A Council Service Centre and an i-SITE desk. The Oranjehof museum was created with wide support from the Dutch community in New Zealand. The museum is a centre for Dutch culture, language, community, and depicts the story of the Dutch in New Zealand. It is an integral part of the Te Awahou Riverside Cultural Park, which also features two Dutch-inspired cafes, and a flour-grinding windmill, De Molen. The Dutch Connection Museum Trust collaborated in partnership with Horowhenua District Council, and
88-831: A determined effort was made to revitalise traditional language and establishments. Ngāti Raukawa have established a large number of marae and other institutions, including Raukawa Marae and Te Wānanga o Raukawa , a centre for higher learning. Administrative organisations include the Raukawa Trust Board and Te Rūnanga o Raukawa. Raukawa FM is the official station of Ngāti Raukawa. It was set up by Te Reo Irirangi o Ngati Raukawa Trust on 23 October 1990. Many of its first hosts were Tokoroa High School students, and most of its staff are still volunteers. It broadcasts on 95.7 FM in Tokoroa , 93.2 FM in Mangakino , and 90.6 FM across
110-525: A heritage room, library, cafe and i-SITE, plus a Council service centre. Some 150,000 locals, visitors from out of town and international tourists frequent the building every year. The community areas include a foyer that regularly hosts art classes and senior-net IT help sessions, a large reading area with armchairs and power outlets, and a children's play area with educational toys. Room hire is available for educational purposes, exercise classes, hui, and conventions and business meetings. Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom
132-502: A major impact on textile and graphic design. The history exhibited acknowledges how the Dutch have influenced New Zealand even in the country's name, due to the arrival of Abel Tasman in 1642 (127 years before Captain Cook) and the first European encounter with the Maori. The Dutch – and their children and grandchildren – helped change New Zealand to become a more diverse, multi-cultural nation since
154-494: Is a Māori iwi with traditional bases in the Waikato , Taupō and Manawatu / Horowhenua regions of New Zealand . In 2006, 29,418 Māori registered their affiliation with Ngāti Raukawa. The Ngāti Raukawa people are descended from Raukawa, son of Tūrongo and Māhina-a-rangi, their eponymous ancestor, who was descended from the settlers of the Tainui canoe . One of his descendants
176-554: Is a] world-class facility". The Shared Gallery has featured exhibitions from Maori artists and weavers, the 'Nga Hau Ngakau' Māori art exhibition with paintings and taonga puoro, Dutch exhibitions featuring Abel Tasman, Anne Frank and Rembrandt, as well as more local ones. The Piriharakeke Inspiration Generation Centre features: The Oranjehof Dutch Connection Centre showcases: 40°28′26″S 175°16′50″E / 40.47383°S 175.28054°E / -40.47383; 175.28054 Ng%C4%81ti Raukawa Ngāti Raukawa
198-516: Is located in Te Awahou Riverside Cultural Park, along with two cafes, a museum and other attractions. Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom first opened its doors to the public on 18 November 2017. The opening day was attended by Kaumatua, Ministers of the Crown and the Dutch Ambassador. The concept of a multi-cultural and multi-lingual community and visitor centre attracted funding of more than $ 1 million from
220-665: The Ngāti Raukawa–Ngāti Kahu-pungapunga War . After this war, Wairangi settled the area south of Whakamaru and his descendants, the Ngāti Wairangi , now share Mōkai marae with a number of other hapu. Whāita took the section furthest up the river, around Pōhatu-roa and his descendants, the Ngāti Whāita , have their marae at Ōngāroto , on the north bank of the Waikato River, a little west of Ātiamuri. In
242-708: The 1950s and 1960s. It became the norm to ignore the culture of origin, and speak English at home. As a result, the Dutch became the ‘Invisible Immigrants’, as they integrated into mainstream society. Oranjehof preserves this Dutch heritage – history, treasures, art, language, identity, culture, Nederlandse dingen. As the Dutch Connection Centre, it is the centrepoint for the Dutch community in New Zealand. At least one in every 40 or so New Zealanders has some Dutch heritage or connections. Oranjehof tells those eye-opening stories in interactive ways through digital displays. Oranjehof showcases: The full size replica of
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#1732880746492264-569: The Dutch Connection Museum Trust. Its signage features three languages, and its objective is to act as a centre for cultural wellbeing for the local community, mana whenua ( Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga) and Dutch immigrants alike. The Piriharakeke museum illustrates the history, reo and taonga of Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga. The Oranjehof museum tells the story of the 'Invisible Immigrants' - the Dutch community in Aotearoa. The facility
286-451: The Ministry of Arts, Culture and Heritage. Since 2018, the facility has won a number of architecture and cultural awards, including a Project Excellence Award Museums Aotearoa Award judges considered Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom: “a ground-breaking three-way cultural partnership. The result is a feeling of real community ownership for the centre.” The facility includes two museums, a gallery,
308-656: The Te Taitoa Māori o Te Awahou Trust to create the Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom facility - the home of the Oranjehof Dutch Connection Centre. Oranjehof is designed in a gezelligheid Dutch style. Dutch artists represented include photographer Ans Westra , sculptor Leon van den Eijkel , and ceramicists Anneke Borren and Melis van der Sluis. Designers include fashion icon Doris de Pont and Carpay who did innovative work for Crown Lynn and also had
330-402: The blades in motion on windy days, and is available for tours to explain the history of milling, or for a more casual conversation. 40°28′26.54″S 175°16′52.59″E / 40.4740389°S 175.2812750°E / -40.4740389; 175.2812750 Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom is a multi-cultural, multi-purpose visitor and community hub in Foxton , in
352-555: The early 19th century, significant numbers of Ngāti Raukawa migrated south during the Musket Wars . Led by Te Whatanui and other chiefs, they joined Ngāti Toarangatira in a southwards migration through the North Island, which proceeded in three stages. Land was taken from Rangitikei to Kapiti, where a large number of pā were built and subtribes established. This brought the new settlers into conflicts with established tangata whenua in
374-422: The mill is creaking loudly and the parts are moving, as it grinds flour on windy days. It underwent major repairs in 2018. The fully working Stellingmolen windmill produces stone-ground flour, which can be purchased inside the mill's Dutch Deli. Visitors can climb up three floors, to witness the wooden mechanical workings of the mill in action - examples of traditional Dutch 17th century engineering. The miller sets
396-473: The southern part of New Zealand's North Island . The facility hosts some 150,000 users annually - to visit the Maori and Dutch museums, the library or the community rooms, the gallery or the heritage room. Locals take care of their affairs in the Council Service Centre. Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom was created through a partnership between Horowhenua District Council, Te Taitoa Māori o Te Awahou Trust and
418-597: The southern parts of the North Island. Four of the subtribes, Ngāti Waewae , Ngāti Pikiahu , Ngāti Matakore and Ngāti Rangatahi , are based on the Te Reureu block, between the Waitapu and Rangitawa Streams, at Kakariki , beside the Rangitīkei River . Ngāti Raukawa has undergone great change in the 20th century. After World War II , many Ngāti Raukawa left their traditional lands and migrated to cities. Starting in 1975,
440-583: The wider Waikato region . The station was co-founded by Emare Rose Nikora and Whiti te-Ra Kaihau. Nikora was a leader of the Māori language revival movement , and was the station's first Māori language newsreader, manager and board member. She was recognised for her work with a Queen's Service Medal for services to Māori. Wellington pan-tribal Māori radio station Te Upoko O Te Ika has been affiliated to Ngāti Raukawa since 2014. It began part-time broadcasting in 1983 and full-time broadcasting in 1987, making it
462-655: Was Maniapoto, ancestor of the Ngāti Maniapoto iwi. Ngāti Raukawa established their ancestral homeland in the Waikato region, and in the early 19th century a large number of Ngāti Raukawa people migrated to the Manawatū, Horowhenua, and Kapiti Coast areas. In the mid-17th century, the Ngāti Raukawa rangatira Whāita , Tama-te-hura, and Wairangi conquered the section of the upper Waikato river between Putāruru and Ātiamuri in
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#1732880746492484-430: Was created through a collaboration between three Partners: local Iwi, Horowhenua District Council and Dutch immigrant groups. The Hon Maggie Barry, Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage, commented: "As keepers and kaitiaki of our stories and our precious taonga, the local museums and galleries and whare taonga play an incredibly important role in our sense of identity as New Zealanders in a multi-cultural sense, ... [this
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