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… Hei, descendants of Hei of the Arawa canoe, are the local tribe, hence the names Te Whanganui-o-Hei (Mercury Bay) and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel places
… as well as performing artists such as Ladi6, Moana and the Tribe and Fat Freddy’s Drop. WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and …
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Part of story: Arts festivals
… Waiōhiki, on land gifted by a prominent chief of the local tribe, Ngāti Kahungunu. In the early 20th century Ngāti …
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Part of story: Golf
… a Ngāti Maniapoto woman, eloped. When their tribes were reconciled at a great feast, Te Ngaere began the …
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Part of story: Waikato places
… mangō taniwha, mangō ururoa and, to people of the Ngāi Tahu tribe, tupa. Short-fin mako The Māori name mako has …
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Part of story: Sharks and rays
… The Coromandel Peninsula dominates the region. To local tribes the peninsula is a great waka (canoe), its stern at …
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Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel region
… during the 16th century and became the dominant iwi (tribe) in the region. Whalers and traders were the first …
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Part of story: Hawke’s Bay region
… hundreds of years. A chief named Nunuku ordered two rival tribes to cease fighting, destroy their weapons and make …
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Part of story: Conscription, conscientious objection and pacifism
… Raukatauri were appointed as apostles to the East Coast tribes. Lutheran missionary Carl Völkner of Ōpōtiki was …
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Part of story: New Zealand Wars
… land and fishing claims on behalf of the Muriwhenua tribes of the Far North, working in this area until his …
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Part of story: Tōrangapū – Māori and political parties
… property rights: ‘Where native, native family, or tribe, have established as a matter of fact the exclusive …
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Part of story: Te ture – Māori and legislation
… 1939 although it was masked by the swift response by many tribes to the declaration of war. Te Puea Hērangi reaffirmed …
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Part of story: Ngā pakanga ki tāwāhi – Māori and overseas wars
… on the Māhia peninsula. The ally and protector of various tribes, he was assisted in his many battles by Te …
Type: Biography
… of mana were used in the diplomatic relationships between tribes. About 1832 the migration Tama-te-uaua, led by Te …
Type: Biography
… at the Field Museum, Chicago, involved local indigenous tribes welcoming their Māori visitors. Standing tall in New …
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Part of story: Māori and museums – ngā whare taonga
… for his receiving the Victoria Cross was reopened by his tribe, Te Arawa, and the Returned and Services Association …
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Part of story: Ngā pakanga ki tāwāhi – Māori and overseas wars
… gum store. The tree is also significant to local Māori tribes. Diggers’ dwellings At day’s end diggers would weave …
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Part of story: Kauri gum and gum digging