Marae.

In New Zealand Māori society, the marae is a place where the culture can be celebrated, where the Māori language can be spoken, where intertribal obligations can be met, where customs can be explored and debated, where family occasions such as weddings and birthdays can be held, and where important ceremonies, such as welcoming visitors or farewelling the dead (tangihanga), can be performed. Like the related institutions of old Polynesia, the marae is a 'sacred place' which carries great cultural meaning.
In Māori usage, marae is technically the enclosed space in front of a wharenui or meeting house (literally "big house"). However, it is generally used to refer to the whole complex, including the buildings and the open space. The meeting house is the locale for important meetings, sleepovers, and craft and other cultural activities. The Marae can have special occasions such as weddings and funerals held in it, a Marae can also differ in size with some being a bit bigger than a double garage and some being as big a a town hall or bigger.
This image is taken inside the meeting house of the marae in New Zealand's national museum 'Te Papa' in Wellington. An SB800 speedlight was placed in the background left to light the rear. The on camera flash is used to trigger this speedlight as well as providing some fill to the mask in the foreground. This shot was taken at 1/60th second, f/7.1, ISO1600. having just checked those numbers I was surprised to see that it was ISO1600. This is a testament to the useability of ISO 1600 on a D80. It was really quite dark inside the meeting house and I think I scared the wits out of some Japanese tourists when the remote flash triggered.