​Te Whare Karakia o Hori Tapu
St George’s
Anglican Parish of Gate Pā
All who enter here be reconciled

​The Pukehinahina Cross

The Pukehinahina Cross was carved by James Tapiata (nephew of Puti Rolleston), a parishioner. It has a greenstone Maori fishhook entwined around a cross, to remember Christ’s mission as a fisher of people, and to show the ties between Māori and Pākehā.

This cross is symbolic not only of our history, but who we are as a parish and a community.

Header: Image: Gate Pā, Pukehinahina ridge, during the New Zealand Wars. Ref: PA1-f-046-13-3. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.