Supplied/Stuff A three-minute-long brawl erupted and the university “Haka Party” was never performed again. “The incident, which is not well know, changed race relations in New Zealand forever,” Wolfe said. She discovered the event while reading Ranginui Walkerka s book
Ka Whawhai Tonu Matou, which showcases New Zealand history through a Māori lense. “I was fascinated by it. “But you don t see it written about anywhere.” So Wolfe spent four years tracking down anyone she could find who was involved in the incident and interviewed them in order to bring the story to the stage. “It s the words of the people that were there and their recollections of it.”
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More major festivals are returning Down Under. WOMAD NZ (New Zealand) returns March 18 to 20, 2022 to New Plymouth s Brooklands Park. It made its announcement 24 hours after a NZ$1.9 million ($1.37 million) underwrite from New Plymouth District Council and a five year partnership to stay in the district.
It pulls 11,000 visitors a year and delivers A$6 million ($4.35 million) to the local economy.
The 2021 edition was cancelled after the Taranaki Arts Festival Trust (Taft), which presented the event since 2003, withdrew its support four months ahead citing financial loss concerns in case of a COVID outbreak.