Post #292634 by Basement Kahuna on Sat, Mar 17, 2007 2:10 PM

I think the lighting choice was probably largely symbolic..Interesting-If you notice there few yellows, it's because it wasn't traditionally distinguished as a color by the Maori (yellow was usually called red, and not an important color!). The greens and reds are the colors of celebration, blue is the pukepoto clay (face painting color), the Red Ochre is the traditional color of meeting house panels and a national symbol. Just an educated guess-that could well be wrong. I've never seen the meeting house in person, but it's definitely on my list of "things to do before I die":) Add that to Machu Pichu, the Pyramids of Giza, and two weeks on Tahiti..(sigh...one day we'll all be rich...)