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Urban Māori festival

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Urban Māori festival

The band Nesian Mystik performs at Te Rā o te Raukura in Lower Hutt, 2004. This annual gala day is organised by Atiawa Toa FM, a radio station which represents combined Wellington tribes.

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Paul Meredith, Urban Māori – Urban and tribal authorities, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3592/urban-maori-festival (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Paul Meredith, published 4 March 2009, updated 17 February 2015.