AAA2024 continues to respond to the theme of Past, Present and Futures, reflecting on and celebrating community connections developed over the past decade with free public events taking place in Pōneke Wellington between 14 April–10 May 2024.
Journey s end for Northlander who revived Chinese knowledge of Ventnor tragedy
13 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Research by Liu Sheung Wong of Rawene (centre) brought the Ventnor story to the attention of New Zealand s Chinese community. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Research by Liu Sheung Wong of Rawene (centre) brought the Ventnor story to the attention of New Zealand s Chinese community. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
The Northland woman who revived knowledge of the Ventnor tragedy among New Zealand s Chinese community says the spirits of the 499 men whose bones went down with the ship are now at peace.
Northland memorial cements ties between Chinese, Māori almost 120 years after Ventnor tragedy
11 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon, who led the memorial project for the NZ Chinese Association, speaks at Manea Footprints of Kupe Centre. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon, who led the memorial project for the NZ Chinese Association, speaks at Manea Footprints of Kupe Centre. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
An almost 120-year-old relationship between two peoples born out of shared respect for the dead has been honoured with a new memorial in Hokianga.
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Descendant Peter Sew Hoy and Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon discuss the significance of honouring the forebears whose remains sank with the ship, and the bonding between Chinese and tangata whenua that grew from the Ventnor story.
The kindness which formed an enduring relationship between two cultures has been hailed as a powerful example for all New Zealanders. The joining of Māori and Chinese cultures was recognised in Northland on Saturday at the historical SS Ventnor memorial dedication ceremony. Held at Opononi on the edge of the Hokianga Harbour, the ceremony brought together about 200 people with different backgrounds, ethnicities and languages.