First contact, 250 years on - flotilla arrives at Waitangi
Friday's scenes of waka paddling out to greet sailing ships a flashback to 1769.
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$8.2m from Provincial Growth Fund for projects in Kaitaia
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Manager jailed for stealing $1.2m of Waitangi Trust cash
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Largest Treaty signing to be marked in Hokianga
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Simon Wilson: Brian Tamaki's 'good macho' sermon at Waitangi
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Māori Battalion veteran gives blessing to new museum
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