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Story: Rātana Church – Te Haahi Rātana

Rātana bands

A combination of Rātana bands play at the Napier Sound Shell in 2006. The Rātana bands are known as Ngā Reo.

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Keith Newman, Rātana Church – Te Haahi Rātana – Church growth, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/26306/ratana-bands (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Keith Newman, published 2 May 2011, updated 4 April 2018.