Community consultation on the location on the two new replicas of Captain James Cook's ship, Endeavour, replicas will take place this week at the Gisborne District Council, starting this evening. This follows a peaceful protest by tangata whenua and community members, who requested public consultation on what is acknowledged by the council as a contentious matter.
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Tracing whakapapa still difficult for Māori trying to find their roots
An Auckland University academic is working on understanding those Māori who do not have their whakapapa. Dr Lara Greaves identified two groups of Māori who do not know their iwi and whakapapa connections.
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NewsTūwharetoa dispute 'whakapapa' albums' TradeMe sale
Whakapapa albums which are believed to belong to Ngāti Tūwharetoa have now been taken down from a TradeMe account. The collection's cultural significance is being disputed.
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Traditional ocean voyaging providing education and lifestyle
To the East Coast now, where the rural, isolated community of Anaura Bay is hosting the inaugural Matangirua Waka Festival 2019. The festival brings experience waka experts, crew and families together to develop the growing knowledge base around inter-island sailing.
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Keeping the mana of C Company in the East Coast
Walton Walker, chairman of Ngā Taonga a Ngā Tama Toa Trust, who represent descendants of C Company, has condemned a move by the Waitangi National Trust to build a memorial house for all companies of the 28th Māori Battalion at Waitangi without the support of C Company descendants.
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Māori DNA "a taonga"
Māori customary rights doctoral researcher Karaitiana Taiuru is urging Māori to share their views with the Law Commission as they seek public submissions on DNA testing.
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Ngāti Oneone re-tell accurate history of Gisborne
A memorial is being built by Ngāti Oneone in Gisborne to honour their ancestor Te Maro who was shot dead by Captain Cook when he first made landfall in New Zealand.
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Pikiao descendants retrace ancestral Pā site
Over 100 descendants of Te Arawa chief Pikiao are retracing the footsteps of their ancestor to his ancient settlement at the ancestral Waikato mountain of Taupiri.
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Normalising tikanga Māori through music
Ria Hall is breaking through to mainstream and normalising Māori protocols through her performance. She opened the Splore festival this weekend with a uniquely Māori feel.
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Waimana host first youth wānanga
Tūhoe's Waimana youth hosted their inaugural rangatahi wānanga aimed at bringing both local youth and those living outside the region back to their homeland to learn their Tūhoe culture.
