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Story: Ngā haki – Māori and flags

Hākari stage

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Hākari stage

This giant hākari (feast) stage was sketched in 1849 in the Bay of Islands. It displays a feast put on by Ngāpuhi chiefs. A number of flags fly from the top of the construction.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: 1995-0003-1

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Malcolm Mullholland, Ngā haki – Māori and flags – Māori adoption of flags, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/35191/hakari-stage (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm Mullholland, published 30 May 2012.