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National Trust Heritage Festival 2016

  Discovery and Rediscoveries is the 2016 National Trust Heritage Festival theme. With seven tours running as part of the festival, Kotahi Tourism and our Indigenous partners offer plenty to discover about the history, cultural heritage and natural environment of New South Wales!   This is the first of a series of blogs about the 2016 National Trust […]

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Hohepa Ruhe, Kotahi Tourism Director

Poihākena tours win 2015 National Trust Heritage Award

National Trust Media Release May 18 2015 In every corner of Australia, communities and individuals band together to bring to life our historical and cultural landmarks. These people have been honoured by the National Trust at this year’s Heritage Festival Awards for their outstanding contributions to Australia’s heritage landmarks. This year’s National Trust Heritage Awards

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Poihākena

Te Kupu o te Wiki, the Māori word of the week is Poihākena (Sydney).  Poihākena stands on Gadigal Country – always has been, always will be.   Poihākena is a transliteration of Port Jackson – Sydney. Poihākena tours: stories of Māori in Sydney are based in The Rocks (Tallawallah) where Māori have traded, lived, loved,

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Curriculum-linked tours in The Rocks

For history teachers

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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