By Peter de Grasf of RNZ Controversy over a proposal to redefine the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi is expected to breathe new life into an annual.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces the approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for use in New Zealand. We followed a Crown car along a long gravel road so dry it kicked up impenetrable clouds, caught in morning sun-strike. (When we arrived our rust-coloured SUV was caked in dust that dropped off in clumps when the photographer slammed the rear door.) Friends, when you have been a reporter for long enough you don’t expect, or want, to feel any emotional response to what you are covering. It is uncool. When I watched the group of young people from the iwi of Te Taitokerau, of the North, tramping down from the highest spot of the pā, pitted with old trenches from the time of the battle, along a long path to welcome the PM to the site, I experienced a jolt.
Long-lost graves honoured at Ruapekapeka as Waitangi commemorations begin
3 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Victoria Cross recipient Willie Apiata accepts a challenge laid down by Cole Kara of Whangaroa. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
More than 700 people gathered on an isolated hilltop south of Kawakawa to remember the victims of a battle 175 years ago as Waitangi commemorations got under way in earnest yesterday.
The dedication of a memorial at Ruapekapeka Pā to 12 British soldiers, whose unmarked grave was rediscovered in 2017, was Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern s first official engagement of a four-day stay in Northland.
Press Release – Te Ruapekapeka Trust Te Ruapekapeka Trust are progressing ceremonial plans in remembrance of all those who were involved in the conflict at Te Ruapekapeka Pa, to be held tomorrow, Wednesday 3rd February. The ceremonies will start with a flag raising ceremony on the pa starting …
Te Ruapekapeka Trust are progressing ceremonial plans in remembrance of all those who were involved in the conflict at Te Ruapekapeka Pa, to be held tomorrow, Wednesday 3rd February.
The ceremonies will start with a flag raising ceremony on the pa starting at 6:00am, where hapū are invited to raise their kara (flags) aloft in unison to remember and respect those that fought and fell for their cause.