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Waitangi Day with a Tūwharetoa flavour
Waitangi Day celebrations in Taupō will take the form of a day of remembrance and celebration at Riverside Park.
Retracing the ancestors’ journey
A 20-strong kapa haka group from Taupō-nui-a-Tia College, including one Tauhara College student, will head to Rarotonga on a journey of reconnection in late June and early July.
A feast of food and kapa haka
Flash floods and strong winds couldn't stop 800 free hāngi packs being given away at the Ruia Taitea festival on the weekend.
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