Mōtai Tangata Rau is a popular haka group who performed at Matatini this year. Like many groups they focus on the traditions of their own people in their performance.
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NewsNgāpuhi landmark officially recognised as wāhi tapu
A significant landmark in the Bay of Islands, held in high regard by Māori, has been officially recognised by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga as a wāhi tapu.
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Historian Tama Nikora mourned
Former chairman of the Tūhoe Waikaremoana Trust Board, Tama Nikora passed away peacefully yesterday in Rotorua aged 84.
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Museum dedicated to Kauri opens in the Far North
Master waka builder Hekenukumai Busby and a team of locals from Totara North have opened a new museum to commemorate the kauri timber industry. Kauri forests once covered 1.2 million hectares from the Far North of Northland to Te Kauri, near Kawhia. Taonga inside the museum also include historical photos and carvings.
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'Nigger' place names will be no more
Racist location names are being scrapped and replaced with Māori names following a complaint to the New Zealand Geographic Board earlier this year.
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Marti Friedlander remembered for her works with Māori
Te Papa Marae and Tikanga Coordinator Hema Temara has paid tribute to iconic New Zealand photographer Marti Friedlander who passed away in Auckland yesterday.
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Re-enactment commemorates the Battle of Te Kupenga
Today marks 151 years since the battle of Te Kupenga, which resulted in the Crown confiscating 245,000 acres of Ngāti Awa land. The day was remembered by the descendants of those who died and fought in the battle at Te Teko.
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Native Affairs – Our War
The Government recently announced the New Zealand wars will be marked by a day of remembrance but it won't be a public holiday. Now, Historian Vincent O'Malley says the Waikato war is New Zealand's defining conflict, not Gallipoli.
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Student fights for Gisborne schools to teach land war history
A Gisborne teenager has pitched a proposal to the Ministry of Education to include the Turanganui-a-Kiwa Land Wars into the region's school curriculums. Sixteen-year-old Tahua Pihema was given the chance to present, after four Gisborne tribes gave up their spaces in support of her cause.
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Native Affairs- Civil rights history lesson
A South Auckland high school had a history lesson they won't forget and we were there to capture it. Melvin Lewis was a member of the historical Black Panthers and talked to Alfriston College students about racism in America.
