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Story: Taranaki tribe

‘Pari‘aka’

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‘Pari‘aka’

The story of Parihaka has resonance beyond Taranaki, and has inspired many New Zealand artists and writers. This 1989 painting is by Lily Aitui Laita, who is of Samoan and Māori ancestry, with tribal links to Ngāti Raukawa and Rangitāne.

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by Lily Aitui Laita

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Te Miringa Hōhaia, Taranaki tribe – Taranaki tribe today, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/1881/pariaka (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Te Miringa Hōhaia, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.