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Story: Te kawa o te marae

Reconciliation of tribes, 1851

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Reconciliation of tribes, 1851

Historical accounts by missionaries of ceremonial welcomes show that the pōwhiri process has changed little since then. This image depicts a welcome involving previously warring tribes. Missionaries were also in attendance.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PUBL-0006-1884-022

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How to cite this page

Basil Keane, Te kawa o te marae – Mythology and history of marae protocol, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/41368/reconciliation-of-tribes-1851 (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 22 April 2013.