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Discover the fascinating and surprising stories of Māori trade, migration and heritage since 1793 on a Poihākena Tour. Poihākena tours take place on Gadigal Country – always has been, always will be. This anniversary tour on April 15th commemorates the 222nd anniversary of the first documented record of Māori arrival in Australia. Tuki Tahua and Ngahuruhuru
Anniversary tour – 222 years of Māori history in Australia Read More »
We step into a beautiful green clearing surrounded by bush. A swamp wallaby is grazing by a pond, there’s pair of king parrots in a tree and the smell of burning eculypt in the air. “Hey” calls out Uncle Noel who we haven’t seen since the Waitangi Day event last week. “Should we be having
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For History Teachers Former Head of the NSW History Teachers Association, Bernie Howitt was one of our first visitors to experience Poihākena tours: stories of Māori in Sydney. Here’s his review of the tour published in the September 2014 edition of the NSW History Teachers Association newsletter. Kia ora, thank you Bernie! Excursion suggestion – Kotahi
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Matariki is a small star cluster also known as Pleiades and the Seven Sisters (Subaru in Japanese). Matariki celebrations usually begin on the day of the first new moon following its appearance in the pre-dawn sky in New Zealand in late May/early June. Traditionally Matariki is the time to prepare the land for crops, plant
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