I te wā o ngā mihinare ka hangaia he whare karakia ki te taha o ētahi marae maha huri i te motu.
He rongonui te whare karakia o Hato Mere i Tikitiki, he mea whakatapu i te tau 1926 hei whakamaharatanga ki ngā hōia o Ngāti Porou i hinga i te pae o te riri i Te Pakanga Tuatahi o te Ao.
I ngā tau o mua tata nei, he maha ngā whare karakia Ihirama kua whakatūria ki ngā tāone maha o Aotearoa.