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    • Two Māori waka at Ngāruawāhia, New Zealand.
    Rights: Easegill Published 19 March 2014 Size: 150 KB Referencing Hub media

    Waiata are important to iwi because they help establish the link between people and a particular place. For example, Te Puea Herangi describes paddling a canoe to Ngāruawāhia, to Tūrangawaewae, the footstool of the Kīngitanga.

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