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11 Archdeacon Alfred Brown Pou in Tauranga, New Zealand

A pou is a carved wooden post used by the Māori people to mark their territory. Three pou whenua (or pouwhenua) were carved in 2013 by Whare Thompson and Damian Kohu for display on the Tauranga Police Station facing Monmouth Redoubt. This likeness is Archdeacon Alfred Nèsbit Brown. From 1838 until 1884, he converted many indigenous people to the Anglican faith as the minister of the Church Missionary Society mission in Tauranga. He was also pastor for the British 43rd Regiment while the soldiers were stationed at Te Papa.

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Archdeacon Alfred Brown Pou in Tauranga, New Zealand

13 Monmouth St, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand

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