Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 17, 2016 5:11:10 GMT 12
South African king forging ties with Maori
An indigenous South African king learning about Maori culture made his first trip to Northland where he was "taken aback" by the region's history.
Basil Coetzee, a king of the Khoisan tribe in South Africa, was invited to New Zealand by a South African music group - The Auckland City Dukes - and has been in the country since November.
On Thursday, Mr Coetzee ended up in Whangarei at Pehiaweri Marae after kaumatua Bill Tangariki invited the king and other indigenous South Africans to Northland.
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11574585
An indigenous South African king learning about Maori culture made his first trip to Northland where he was "taken aback" by the region's history.
Basil Coetzee, a king of the Khoisan tribe in South Africa, was invited to New Zealand by a South African music group - The Auckland City Dukes - and has been in the country since November.
On Thursday, Mr Coetzee ended up in Whangarei at Pehiaweri Marae after kaumatua Bill Tangariki invited the king and other indigenous South Africans to Northland.
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11574585