NZ Wars commemorations begin with mass haka
NZ Wars commemorations begin with mass haka
- Through the Māori lens, Hone Heke – in chopping down the flagstaff at Russell – was no random rebel, but a chief making a powerful political statement. The flagstaff he'd donated to fly the chiefs' New Zealand flag was, after the Treaty, flying the Union Jack. The Treaty's promise of rangatiratanga was ...
- Through the Māori lens, Hone Heke – in chopping down the flagstaff at Russell – was no random rebel, but a chief making a powerful political statement. The flagstaff he'd donated to fly the chiefs' New Zealand flag was, after the Treaty, flying the Union Jack. The Treaty's promise of rangatiratanga was ...