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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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Māori artists initiate conversation through creative protest
The 'NATIVE VOICES: Ko Au, Ko Mātau' exhibition at Tairawhiti museum is providing a platform for indigenous dialogue through art, responding to and challenging the commemoration of the arrival of Captain Cook.
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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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Māori stories of arrival recognised
A major art installation at the Puhi Kai Iti Wānanga site in Turanga Nui a Kiwa is providing a platform for local iwi Ngati Oneone to share their story and balance out colonial history.
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"Stop the smoking thing, and sing"
Tūranga Healths’ new 'Auahi Kore-oke' programme encourages locals to quit smoking by using the medium of singing and competition.
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Stamina and endurance sees Hinetoa take honours
The Aotearoa U19 women's waka ama crew 'Hinetoa' have been crowned world champions at the 2019 IVF Va'a World Distance Champs.
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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.
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'Tupapa- Our Stand, Our Story'- telling stories from a Māori perspective
Following the overwhelming response to the graffiti on the statue of Captain Cook in Gisborne, we now take a look at the award-winning 'Tupapa - Our Stand. Our Story' multimedia experience, which aims to balance the mainstream narrative by presenting stories from the perspective of local Tūranga iwi.
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A celebration, or a commemoration?
National MP Paul Goldsmith wants the fact that Māori and Pākehā did meet, "imperfections and all", to be celebrated through Tuia Encounters 250, which marks 250 years since the arrival of Captain Cook and the Endeavour. The Minister in charge of Tuia 250, Māori-Crown Relations Minister Kelvin Davis says it's a commemoration, not a celebration.
