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Kōrero: Tangihanga – death customs

Ngā wāhanga o te pōwhiri: whaikōrero

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Rituals of encounter: whaikōrero

E mau ana tēnei koroua (matau) i tana tokotoko i te wā e whaikōrero ana. E tautokotia ana ia e ngā wāhine e mau ana i te pare kawakawa ki te makawe me te pupuri i ngā rau rākau.

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira

Reference: C1262

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Rawinia Higgins, Tangihanga – death customs – Tangihanga in modern times, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/28795/nga-wahanga-o-te-powhiri-whaikorero (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Rawinia Higgins, i tāngia i te 3 May 2011.