Follow the link(s) to the reading or viewing in the table. If links are broken, try googling some of the words and go from there:
Part A | Rua Kēnana |
Watch / Listen | Watch this: https://www.teaomaori.news/native-affairs–rua-kenana-pardon |
Read | Rua Kēnana, Te Kooti and Kereopa were all pardoned. Find out when were they pardoned and what for. |
Chat | Use the chat function to discuss Rua’s pardon with others. |
Part B | Te Puea Hērangi |
Watch/Listen | Watch young Māori artist Kauri Hawkins’s perspective on conscription of Māori as part of the WWI centenary programme: https://vimeo.com/225029654 The voices you can hear are Dr Monty Soutar and Puawai Cairns. |
Perform | Explore the connections between Taranaki and Taupiri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRaSfuXC-uk and learn a Pai Mārire karakia |
Visit | Attend an annual Koroneihana celebration and recall the words of King Tāwhiao standing at the foot of his father’s grave…
Ko Arekahānara tōku haona kaha, Ko Kemureti tōku oko horoi, Ko Ngāruawāhia tōku tūrangawaewae Alexandra [now Pirongia] will be a symbol of my strength of character, Cambridge the the wash bowl of my sorrow, and Ngāruawāhia is the place where I will stand. |