Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 27, 2019 17:17:18 GMT 12
TAURANGA HOLIDAY PROGRAMME TEACHES RANGATAHI ABOUT MĀORI LAND WARS
It was one of the fiercest battles of the Waikato war fought at Rangiriri in 1863.
And for the school holidays, a group of Tauranga rangatahi studied and re-enacted that history, even travelling over the Kaimais to visit the Rangiriri Pā site.
"It does make me feel a little bit angry for what the Pākehā done to us, but that's in the past," he said. "We've moved aside all of our differences, and Māori are finally getting back our land.".....
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It was one of the fiercest battles of the Waikato war fought at Rangiriri in 1863.
And for the school holidays, a group of Tauranga rangatahi studied and re-enacted that history, even travelling over the Kaimais to visit the Rangiriri Pā site.
"It does make me feel a little bit angry for what the Pākehā done to us, but that's in the past," he said. "We've moved aside all of our differences, and Māori are finally getting back our land.".....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12225526