Sydney is no place to build a Māori meeting house – it is disrespectful to Aboriginal people | Morgan Godfery

Marae embody deep connections to the land and are a statement of indigeneity - but Mori aren't indigenous in Australia

When most New Zealanders hear the term marae" they think of the typical Mori meeting house.

The angular facade, decorated in red and white carvings, and the open space for the encounter" where guests arrive in the warmth of welcome, in the grief of a tangi (funeral), or in the uncertainty of a disagreement.