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Hāpūpū Moriori Dendroglyph Grove (J.M. Barker Historic Reserve)
Hāpūpū, Chatham Island (Rēkohu), Chatham Islands
New Zealand
Active (National Historic Reserve, 1996; sacred to Moriori)
Single grove
- Location
- Hāpūpū, Chatham Island (Rēkohu), Chatham Islands
- Coordinates
- ~43.82°S 176.35°W
- Elevation
- Coastal lowland
- Size
- Mature kōpī grove reserve (small patch)
- Age / Founded
- Pre-European Moriori (carvings ~150–300+ years old)
- Status
- Active (National Historic Reserve, 1996; sacred to Moriori)
- Deity & Religion
- Moriori ancestral veneration (karāpuna); Moriori traditional belief
- Community & Guardians
- Moriori (Hokotehi Moriori Trust)
- Vernacular name
- Rākau momori (Moriori tree carvings)
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Rākau momori — dendroglyphs carved into living kōpī bark: human ancestors, pātiki (flounder), hopo (albatross); memorials/tributes; sacred treasure
Plant species
Kōpī (Corynocarpus laevigatus / karaka) with mahoe understorey
Biome & fauna
Chatham Islands coastal kōpī forest
Threats & protection
National Historic Reserve; carvings ageing/dying with the kōpī trees
Source
DOC — Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve; Te Ara — Moriori tree carvings; Archaeopedia — Dendroglyphs of the Chatham Islands