Kiingi Tūheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII welcomed iwi leaders to Turangawaewae today to honour loved ones who have died in the past year. The ceremony known as Te Kawe Mate o te Motu is a traditional part of the King’s annual Koroneihana event, .
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The Mana Wāhine Inquiry is underway in Kerikeri - it is the first of the pre-hearings - which are exploring the tikanga of mana wāhine and the pre-colonial understanding of wāhine in te ao Māori; of which will set the context for the inquiry.
The inquiry includes a number of wāhine-related claims - but the original claim was made in 1993 by 16 leaders - Dame Areta Koopu, Dame Whina Cooper, Dame Mira Szaszy, Ripeka Evans, Dr Erihapeti Murchie, Dame Georgina Kirby, Dame June Mariu, Violet Pou, Hine Potaka, Dame Aroha Reriti-Crofts, Dr Papaarangi Reid, Donna Awatere-Huata, Lady Rose Henare, Katerina Hoterene, Te Para (Mabel) Waititi, and Kare Cooper-Tate.