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    "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed",
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    "generatedAt": "2026-10-21T20:28:28Z",
    "providers": [
      "Claude"
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    "breadth": "researched by Claude against the sources listed below",
    "pass": 2,
    "wave": 5,
    "engine": "claude",
    "gate": {
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      "at": "2026-10-21T20:32:18+00:00",
      "evidence": [
        "completeness 1.00",
        "sense: Wikidata description",
        "6 live sources",
        "review by codex: pass"
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    "name": "wharenui",
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    "family": "Thing Registry",
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      "PHY.BLT"
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    "definition": "A Maori meeting house (wharenui, also whare tupuna or whare whakairo), the main building of a marae, often carved and decorated and often embodying an ancestor and associated genealogy, which hosts gatherings, ceremonies and overnight stays.",
    "what_it_is_for": "Gatherings, ceremonies, tangihanga (funerals), hui and hosting guests on the marae.",
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      "describe parts and symbolism",
      "explain its place on the marae",
      "explain general protocols for visitors",
      "point to iwi and heritage sources"
    ],
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      "The house embodies an ancestor: ridgepole as backbone, rafters as ribs, bargeboards as arms.",
      "Stands on the marae opposite the open courtyard (marae atea).",
      "Customs (tikanga) govern entry and conduct, and differ between iwi."
    ],
    "appearance": "A gabled house with carved bargeboards (maihi), a carved gable face (koruru) and often a figure at the apex (tekoteko), with a front porch (mahau).",
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      "Carved gable front with koruru and tekoteko",
      "Woven panels (tukutuku) and rafters (heke) painted with kowhaiwhai patterns inside"
    ],
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      "carved meeting house (whare whakairo)",
      "meeting houses of particular iwi and hapu",
      "urban and pan-tribal meeting houses",
      "institutional and museum meeting houses"
    ],
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      {
        "relation": "is part of",
        "target": "marae",
        "why": "complex"
      },
      {
        "relation": "represents",
        "target": "ancestor (tupuna)",
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      },
      {
        "relation": "contains",
        "target": "tukutuku panels",
        "why": "decoration"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is related to",
        "target": "wharekai (dining hall)",
        "why": "other marae building"
      }
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    "identifiers": [
      {
        "scheme": "heritage list entry",
        "value_or_pattern": "Heritage New Zealand list number",
        "note": "for listed houses"
      }
    ],
    "standards_and_regulation": [
      "Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014",
      "Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (Maori reservations, including marae)"
    ],
    "failure_modes_and_hazards": [
      "Fire",
      "Decay of timber and carvings",
      "Disrespect of tikanga by visitors"
    ],
    "agent_conduct": {
      "may": [
        "describe the wharenui respectfully, pointing to iwi sources"
      ],
      "must_not": [
        "present tribal knowledge as general fact without attribution",
        "advise visitors to enter without following local tikanga"
      ],
      "requires_human": [
        "questions of tikanga, which belong to the marae and iwi"
      ]
    },
    "ethics": {
      "considerations": [
        "indigenous data sovereignty",
        "respect for tikanga"
      ],
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        "iwi and hapu",
        "visitors"
      ]
    },
    "owners": {
      "steward": "the house's custodians: iwi, hapu, marae trustees, community bodies or institutions",
      "master_systems": [
        "marae and iwi records",
        "Heritage New Zealand list"
      ]
    },
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      "properties": "Houses vary; dimensions belong to each wharenui."
    },
    "in_scope": [],
    "out_of_scope": [],
    "characteristics": []
  },
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      "id": "SRC-001",
      "title": "Q7990652",
      "publisher": "Wikidata",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7990652",
      "what_it_supports": "identity of the registry item, labels and sitelinks",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-002",
      "title": "Wharenui",
      "publisher": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wharenui",
      "what_it_supports": "general description of the subject",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-003",
      "title": "Ancestral and mythological origins",
      "publisher": "Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand",
      "url": "https://teara.govt.nz/en/maori-architecture-whare-maori/page-2",
      "what_it_supports": "Ancestral symbolism and distinctions between koruru, tekoteko, maihi, tahuhu, heke and kowhaiwhai.",
      "url_status": "blocked"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-004",
      "title": "Te Marae o Te Papa Tongarewa: Rongomaraeroa",
      "publisher": "Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa",
      "url": "https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/about/our-buildings/rongomaraeroa-our-marae",
      "what_it_supports": "A contemporary institutional wharenui, human-form symbolism and inclusive community identity.",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-005",
      "title": "Non-Tribal Marae (Urban/Community & Institutional)",
      "publisher": "Te Puni Kokiri, Te Kahui Mangai",
      "url": "https://www.tkm.govt.nz/NonTribalMarae/",
      "what_it_supports": "Urban, community and institutional marae and their named wharenui.",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-006",
      "title": "Marae visits",
      "publisher": "University of Otago",
      "url": "https://www.otago.ac.nz/maori/world/tikanga/marae-visits",
      "what_it_supports": "Meeting-house functions, visitor protocols and the courtyard immediately in front of the wharenui.",
      "url_status": "blocked"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-007",
      "title": "Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014",
      "publisher": "New Zealand Legislation",
      "url": "https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2014/0026/latest/DLM4005414.html",
      "what_it_supports": "Correct statutory title and year, heritage recognition and protection framework.",
      "url_status": "live"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-008",
      "title": "Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993",
      "publisher": "New Zealand Legislation",
      "url": "https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0004/latest/DLM291883.html",
      "what_it_supports": "Correct statutory title and year and provisions for Maori reservations, marae and meeting places.",
      "url_status": "live"
    }
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      {
        "id": "house",
        "name": "House",
        "description": "Which wharenui.",
        "rationale": "Each house has a name and ancestor.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "identity",
            "name": "Identity",
            "description": "Name and ancestor.",
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              {
                "id": "identity",
                "name": "Identity",
                "description": "Name, marae or setting, and the ancestor or identity the house embodies, as stated by its custodians.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What is the house's name and which ancestor does it represent?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "On which marae?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
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          },
          {
            "id": "iwi",
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            "description": "People of the marae.",
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              {
                "id": "iwi-and-hapu",
                "name": "Iwi and hapu",
                "description": "Community.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which iwi and hapu does it belong to?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Who are the trustees?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
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        "id": "structure-and-art",
        "name": "Structure and art",
        "description": "Parts and carvings.",
        "rationale": "Parts carry meaning.",
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          {
            "id": "parts",
            "name": "Parts",
            "description": "Koruru, maihi, tahuhu, poupou.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "part",
                "name": "Part",
                "description": "Name and meaning.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What do the parts represent?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "According to which source?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "art",
            "name": "Art",
            "description": "Carving, weaving, painting.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "artwork",
                "name": "Artwork",
                "description": "Artists and date.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Who carved or decorated it?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "When?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "use-and-tikanga",
        "name": "Use and tikanga",
        "description": "How it is used.",
        "rationale": "Customs differ by iwi.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "use",
            "name": "Use",
            "description": "Hui and tangihanga.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "use",
                "name": "Use",
                "description": "Events.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What events take place?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Who may book it?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "tikanga",
            "name": "Tikanga",
            "description": "Customs for visitors.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "tikanga",
                "name": "Tikanga",
                "description": "Customs and source.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which customs apply here?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Who should visitors ask?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "heritage",
        "name": "Heritage",
        "description": "History and protection.",
        "rationale": "Many houses are taonga.",
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          {
            "id": "history",
            "name": "History",
            "description": "Building and moves.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "history",
                "name": "History",
                "description": "Dates and events.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "When was it built?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Has it moved or been restored?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "protection",
            "name": "Protection",
            "description": "Listing and conservation.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "protection",
                "name": "Protection",
                "description": "Status.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Is it listed?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Who conserves it?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
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    "questions": 16
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