Story: Ngā haki – Māori and flags

Marae flag application

This letter requesting two flags (one black and one red) for a marae was sent to the minister of Māori affairs by Petera Whakahoro on 24 November 1892.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: MA 1 1892/2138

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Malcolm Mullholland, Ngā haki – Māori and flags – Loyalists and flags, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/35219/marae-flag-application (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm Mullholland, published 30 May 2012.