Māori

Anniversary tour – 222 years of Māori history in Australia

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 […]

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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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