Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 27, 2019 10:07:30 GMT 12
THE FALL AND RISE OF NGĀTI HEI
But within 50 years, Ngāti Hei's numbers would be decimated to less than 100 - due to disease and a devastating invasion by Ngāpuhi with their newly acquired muskets. Ngāti Hei would lose their land, their language and their culture.
Last week, Ngāti Hei hosted a flotilla of Waka, Va'a, heritage ships and their crews along dignitaries and the Coromandel community as part of the Tuia 250 commemorations.
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/10/the-fall-and-rise-of-ng-ti-hei.html
But within 50 years, Ngāti Hei's numbers would be decimated to less than 100 - due to disease and a devastating invasion by Ngāpuhi with their newly acquired muskets. Ngāti Hei would lose their land, their language and their culture.
Last week, Ngāti Hei hosted a flotilla of Waka, Va'a, heritage ships and their crews along dignitaries and the Coromandel community as part of the Tuia 250 commemorations.
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/10/the-fall-and-rise-of-ng-ti-hei.html