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By Riria Dalton-Reedy of Whakaata Maori A group of horseriders are paying homage to historical hīkoi in Te Tai Tokerau in the lead-up to Waitangi Day next.
It is one of the great debacles of NZ history-keeping - an irreplaceable collection of more than a million photos almost ended up in a rubbish dump. But some have been even harder to track down.