The three European ships of the Tuia 250 Flotilla join the three waka haurua in Tūranganui a Kiwa. While those on-board are united in the pursuit of sailing, not everyone is behind the commemorations.
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Waka flotilla arrival a celebration of Māori and Polynesian voyaging culture
Te Moananui flotilla has arrived in Gisborne as part of the Tuia 250 commemorations. The flotilla of three waka hourua - Haunui, Ngahiraka mai Tawhiti and a Tahitian waka, Fa'afaite - were all welcomed by Tūranganui a Kiwa mana whenua today.
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"We can't sit back and let that be a shallow statement"
After 250 years, the British High Commissioner to New Zealand has issued a formal expression of regret to the iwi of Tūranganui a Kiwa for the deaths of at least five Māori at the hands of Captain Cook and the crew of the Endeavour.
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NewsGisborne iwi receive expression of regret from UK Govt
A formal expression of regret has been made today to iwi for the deaths of their ancestors when Lieutenant James Cook and the Endeavour landed in 1769.
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Tupaia's journey told through Te Tangi o Te Moana
Descendants of Tahitian Navigator Tupaia will take part in a special exhibition as part of Tuia 250. Te Tangi o Te Moana will tell the story of Tupaia who played a key role in the navigation of Captain Cook's Endeavour through the Pacific Islands.
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'We were taught American history. What about our own?'
Aspiring Māori teachers in their third and final year of a Bachelor of Teaching have welcomed the government's decision for NZ history to be taught in schools by 2022. The two future NZ history teachers are looking forward to sharing their passion for NZ history with their students.
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Uncovering New Zealand's shameful history
A short film inspired by the poem 'Blackbird' highlighting cheap labour and "slavery" among Māori and Pasifika is set to be released this week. Director Onehou Strickland from Te Teko says, “a lot of people don’t think that we had our own slave trade.”
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Creators of 'Blue Smoke'- NZ's first pop song to be inducted into Hall of Fame
Ruru Karaitiana and Pixie Williams of Ngāti Kahungunu and Jim Carter will be inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame at the 2019 APRA Silver Scroll Awards for their waiata Blue Smoke which was recorded in te reo Māori and English in 1949.
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Connecting Pacific communities through their taonga
Since 2016, more than 5,600 Pacific taonga have been shared with Pacific communities as a part of the Auckland Museum's Pacific Collections Access Project (PCAP). Auckland Museum Tumuaki - Director of Māori and Pacific Development Linnae Pohatu says these objects are now much richer because they have been re-connected to their people through this work.
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Weaving together people, culture and heritage
The largest tukutuku panels in the world are being constructed for a new Māori design that will stand at the Cook Landing Site National Reserve in Gisborne, known by Māori as Puhi Kai Iti. Ngāti Oneone artist Nick Tupara says the project aims to balance out the way Māori and Pākehā history is presented.
