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Rangitāne descendants Wiremu Kingi Te Awe Awe, Peter Te Rangi and Warren Warbrick on what Te Motu o Poutoa means to Rangitāne.
Everyone knows Pork Chop Hill, it’s as Palmy as you can get, with a trip up to its peak almost a rite of passage for locals. But not so many are aware of its significance to Māori – its 500-year history as a fortified pā, named after Poutoa, the Rangitāne chief who founded it for his people. Maxine Jacobs reports. Te Motu o Poutoa, the Island of Poutoa, is the most sacred yet almost forgotten pā in Palmerston North.
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Composer and musician Kane Parsons performs part of his new song, honouring the original name for The Square, Te Marae o Hine.
Reclamation of the original name for Palmerston North s heart is gaining not just momentum, but melody. Curious pedestrians stop to take in the soulful sound from beneath thefeet of the Te Peeti Te Awe Awe statue as Kane Parsons gives Te Marae o Hine/The Square its own soundtrack. The Ucol music teacher has lived in Palmerston North for decades and strolled through its Square countless times. He was shocked to discover it had been gifted another, more purposeful name more than 140 years ago, which he learnt when