He whenua kei te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka kua roa e nōhia ana e ngā tuāhua wairua o nehe.
Hei tā Taiaha Hawke (Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei), “He wāhi pakanga tenei i ngā wā o mua, i tōna wā ano hoki ko tenei he wāhi hōhipera, ko taua hōhipera mo ratou te hunga mate hinengaro, kua mohio kē tāua kāre i tino tika te mahi o taua hōhipera i taua wā.”
I whakawāteahia i te rā nei e ngā waerea me ngā inoi a ngā pou karakia, mo te whakatū whare mātauranga te take.
Hei tā Hare Paniora, “Ko te wāhi ka whakatūngia te whare nunui rawa e kiia ake nei mo te trades, na reira koinei te timatatanga o te hurihanga o te whare wānanga me ōna āhuatanga i raro hoki i te mana o te mātauranga mo a tatou nei tamariki mokopuna.”