Te whare wananga o Te Maro

Tahuhu is the back bone and Heke are the ribs so the whare is like a person. The whare is there because we believe there is an Ancestor right under the floor. The there people at the front of the whare there are the three little people they are the leaders of the three main Iwi in bop. Head of the building which represents the ancestor face. The Ancestor is always facing north or towards the sun.

these are the three iwi 

this is the face og the Ancestor

this is all of the whare