He kohinga kōrero hītōria, ā-tuhi, ā-waha, ataata rānei, e hāngai ana ki tētahi whenua, ki tētahi iwi, ki tētahi wāhi, ki tētahi whakahaere rānei. Ko te wāhi e tiakina ai aua kohinga kōrero, ka kīia he whare pūranga, he rua mahara rānei.
A collection of historical documents, written, oral or visual, relating to a country, a tribe, a place or an organisation. The place where historical documents are looked after is also called an archive or repository.
pū - source, base
pūranga - heap, lie in a heap
Ko Te Rua Mahara o te kawanatanga te pūranga ā-motu, kei reira ngā kōrero hītōria a te kāwanatanga o Aotearoa e puritia ana.
Mā te tūhura i ngā pūranga kōrero a te tāone, e mārama ai tātou ki ngā mahi o mua me ngā whakataunga a ngā mana whakahaere i te takanga o te wā.
Me toro atu ki te rārangitanga kōrero i te pūranga a Ngā taonga Sound and Vision, ka kimi ai i ngā kōrero a tō iwi e puritia ana ki reira.