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• Kehu - Guide Extraordinaire

  Kehu described himself as Ngāti Tūmatakōkir[sitetree_link,id=490]i, which was his father Tamane’s tribe, although he was also Ngāti Apa / Ngai Tahu through his mother Mata Nohinohi. Tūmatakōkiri dominated the South Island...

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• Fairfield House

  The Changing Faces of Fairfield House If Fairfield House was a person, it would have a fantastic story to tell. It's the sort of story that would be told sitting...

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• Maori and Christianity

  Māori had a complex system of faith and worship, not unlike Greek, Roman and Jewish traditions. Io, the Creator, was ‘... a primary core, heart, essence, who existed...

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• Myths and Legends

  The myths and legends of Te Tau Ihu tell of significant events in the history of the region. Some are Polynesia-wide legends, including creation myths, adapted to local landscapes;...

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• William Harkness

  *The ideal settler* When William Harkness and his older brother, John, disembarked from the Thomas Sparks[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/ThomasSparks1843.htm] at Nelson on 26th February 1843, it was to be the beginning of a productive...

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