White's Aviation & Māori: Rotorua, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay Māori

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1930s - 1954. Whites Aviation took photos of NZ, including Māori people and places. These images, held at Alexander Turnbull Library, were taken near Rotorua, Gisborne and Hawkes Bay. Have some info to share? Contact -https://natlib.govt.nz/questions

Māori, photography, tamariki, wāhine, tāne, dress, taonga

Image: Group of Māori women, including guide Bubbles Mihinui, gathered around a carved and decorated meeting wharenui building

Group of Māori women, including guide Bubbles Mihinui, gathered around a carved and decorated meeting wharenui building

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Image: View to a Maori Church from across a marae with steam vents, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

View to a Maori Church from across a marae with steam vents, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: View of Maori carvings with Queen Victoria Memorial, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

View of Maori carvings with Queen Victoria Memorial, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: View of carved panels on the front of the Tamatekapua meeting house, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

View of carved panels on the front of the Tamatekapua meeting house, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: Front view of the Tamatekapua meeting house, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Front view of the Tamatekapua meeting house, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: View of carved panels and figures on the front of the Tamatekapua meeting house, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

View of carved panels and figures on the front of the Tamatekapua meeting house, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: Close-up view of Maori carvings on the Queen Victoria Memorial, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Close-up view of Maori carvings on the Queen Victoria Memorial, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: View of wall panels of the Tamatekapua meeting housel, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

View of wall panels of the Tamatekapua meeting housel, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: View of wall panels of the Tamatekapua meeting house, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

View of wall panels of the Tamatekapua meeting house, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: View of Kowhaiwhai (painted scroll ornamentation) and painted wood figures, on the rafters of Tamatekapua meeting house at Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

View of Kowhaiwhai (painted scroll ornamentation) and painted wood figures, on the rafters of Tamatekapua meeting house at Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay ...

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Image: View of front entrance wall panels of the Tamatekapua meeting house with memorial bell, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

View of front entrance wall panels of the Tamatekapua meeting house with memorial bell, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: Aerial view of Whakarewarewa Pa, Rotorua

Aerial view of Whakarewarewa Pa, Rotorua

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Image: Royal reception, Rotorua

Royal reception, Rotorua

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Image: Woman and man outside the Manuhuia meeting house, Lake Rotoiti

Woman and man outside the Manuhuia meeting house, Lake Rotoiti

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Image: Mihiaira Grey, wearing traditional Māori cloak, Royal reception, Rotorua

Mihiaira Grey, wearing traditional Māori cloak, Royal reception, Rotorua

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Image: View of a Maori carving, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

View of a Maori carving, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: View of Maori wall panel carvings, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

View of Maori wall panel carvings, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: Royal Tour, celebrations and Māori reception, Arawa Park, Rotorua

Royal Tour, celebrations and Māori reception, Arawa Park, Rotorua

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Image: Royal Tour, celebrations and Māori reception, Arawa Park, Rotorua

Royal Tour, celebrations and Māori reception, Arawa Park, Rotorua

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Image: Maori performance for Royal reception, Rotorua

Maori performance for Royal reception, Rotorua

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Image: Maori performance for Royal reception, Rotorua

Maori performance for Royal reception, Rotorua

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Image: Maori performance for Royal reception, Rotorua

Maori performance for Royal reception, Rotorua

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Image: Maori carved wooden gateway at Whakarewarewa Pa, Rotorua

Maori carved wooden gateway at Whakarewarewa Pa, Rotorua

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Image: Maori carved wooden gateway at Whakarewarewa Pa, Rotorua

Maori carved wooden gateway at Whakarewarewa Pa, Rotorua

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Image: Maori carved wooden gateway at Whakarewarewa Pa, Rotorua

Maori carved wooden gateway at Whakarewarewa Pa, Rotorua

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Image: Unidentified Maori women making piu-piu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty region

Unidentified Maori women making piu-piu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty region

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Image: Unidentified Maori women making piu-piu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Unidentified Maori women making piu-piu, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: Maori performance for Royal reception, Rotorua

Maori performance for Royal reception, Rotorua

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Image: Unidentified Maori elder woman with Ta Moko, wearing traditional Maori cloak and Hei Tiki, Royal reception, Rotorua

Unidentified Maori elder woman with Ta Moko, wearing traditional Maori cloak and Hei Tiki, Royal reception, Rotorua

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Image: Maori reception, Arawa Park, Rotorua

Maori reception, Arawa Park, Rotorua

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Image: Whakarewarewa, with Maori village, Rotorua

Whakarewarewa, with Maori village, Rotorua

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Image: Guides for the Bristol Freighter Tour, Emily and Bubbles, dressed in traditional Maori costume, in front of Bristol Freighter 'Merchant Venturer' aircraft, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Guides for the Bristol Freighter Tour, Emily and Bubbles, dressed in traditional Maori costume, in front of Bristol Freighter 'Merchant Venturer' a...

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Image: Guides for the Bristol Freighter Tour, Emily and Bubbles, dressed in traditional Maori costume, in front of Bristol Freighter 'Merchant Venturer' aircraft, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Guides for the Bristol Freighter Tour, Emily and Bubbles, dressed in traditional Maori costume, in front of Bristol Freighter 'Merchant Venturer' a...

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Image: Crew members of Bristol Freighter Tour with guides, who are dressed in traditional Maori costume, and Mr N E Higgs, next to aircraft Bristol Freighter, at Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Crew members of Bristol Freighter Tour with guides, who are dressed in traditional Maori costume, and Mr N E Higgs, next to aircraft Bristol Freigh...

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Image: Maori women in traditional costume playing stick games in a meeting house at Rotorua

Maori women in traditional costume playing stick games in a meeting house at Rotorua

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Image: Unidentified Maori elder woman, with Ta Moko from Ngati Awa Taranaki, wearing one feather in hair, traditional Maori cloak, heart shape greenstone pendant with silver ferns and the word Kia Ora, Royal reception celebrations, Rotorua

Unidentified Maori elder woman, with Ta Moko from Ngati Awa Taranaki, wearing one feather in hair, traditional Maori cloak, heart shape greenstone ...

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Image: Bristol Freighter tour, Rotorua, showing Mr F E Sanders receiving a poi brooch from Guide Rangi, who is wearing a Maori cloak and a headscarf, standing beside a Bristol Freighter aircraft

Bristol Freighter tour, Rotorua, showing Mr F E Sanders receiving a poi brooch from Guide Rangi, who is wearing a Maori cloak and a headscarf, stan...

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Image: Bristol Freighter tour, Mr W R Burns, receives poi brooch from Guide Emily, who is wearing a Maori cloak and a head scarf, standing by a Bristol Freighter aircraft, [Rotorua?]

Bristol Freighter tour, Mr W R Burns, receives poi brooch from Guide Emily, who is wearing a Maori cloak and a head scarf, standing by a Bristol Fr...

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Image: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip walking in to a Maori welcoming ceremony, Rotorua

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip walking in to a Maori welcoming ceremony, Rotorua

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Image: Bristol Freighter tour, Rotorua, showing Guide Bubbles and Guide Emily, wearing Maori cloaks and piupiu skirts, including a Bristol Freighter 'Merchant Venturer' aircraft with a list of airports visited painted on the nose and a British and New Zealand flag

Bristol Freighter tour, Rotorua, showing Guide Bubbles and Guide Emily, wearing Maori cloaks and piupiu skirts, including a Bristol Freighter 'Merc...

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Image: Bristol Freighter tour, Rotorua, showing Guide Bubbles and Guide Emily, wearing Maori cloaks and piupiu skirts, including a Bristol Freighter 'Merchant Venturer' aircraft, with a list of airports visited on the nose and a British and New Zealand flag

Bristol Freighter tour, Rotorua, showing Guide Bubbles and Guide Emily, wearing Maori cloaks and piupiu skirts, including a Bristol Freighter 'Merc...

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Image: Town scene, including commercial area, Rotorua Bath House and Lake Rotorua

Town scene, including commercial area, Rotorua Bath House and Lake Rotorua

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Image: Unidentified Maori girl wearing traditional kapa haka performance dress, including piupiu [Rotorua?]

Unidentified Maori girl wearing traditional kapa haka performance dress, including piupiu [Rotorua?]

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Image: Unidentified Maori women wearing traditional dress (piupiu, korowai cloak and bodice with taniko design), Rotorua

Unidentified Maori women wearing traditional dress (piupiu, korowai cloak and bodice with taniko design), Rotorua

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Image: Captain R Ellison (right) examines piupiu skirt of Guide Rangi wearing Kahu rurururu cloak at Bristol Freighter Tour stop, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Captain R Ellison (right) examines piupiu skirt of Guide Rangi wearing Kahu rurururu cloak at Bristol Freighter Tour stop, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: Group of Māori women, including guide Bubbles Mihinui, standing around a carved pataka, wearing traditional Maori dress, pari bodice with taniko design, piupiu and korowai cloak, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

Group of Māori women, including guide Bubbles Mihinui, standing around a carved pataka, wearing traditional Maori dress, pari bodice with taniko de...

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Image: Captain R Ellison being presented with miniature pois by guide Rangi, at the Bristol Freighter Tour, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Captain R Ellison being presented with miniature pois by guide Rangi, at the Bristol Freighter Tour, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: Unidentified members of Bristol Freighter crew, with guide Rangi, including young woman, toddler and child in background, [in front of a Wharenui?], Rotorua, Bay of Plenty region

Unidentified members of Bristol Freighter crew, with guide Rangi, including young woman, toddler and child in background, [in front of a Wharenui?]...

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Image: Captain R Ellison from the Bristol Freighter Tour, with guide Rangi and baby, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Captain R Ellison from the Bristol Freighter Tour, with guide Rangi and baby, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: Unidentified members of Bristol Freighter crew, with guide Rangi, walking along hot thermal springs and bubbling mud pools, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Unidentified members of Bristol Freighter crew, with guide Rangi, walking along hot thermal springs and bubbling mud pools, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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Image: Unidentified Maori girl standing under carved Pataka, wearing traditional Maori dress, bodice with taniko design, piupu and Korowai cloak holding a poi, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

Unidentified Maori girl standing under carved Pataka, wearing traditional Maori dress, bodice with taniko design, piupu and Korowai cloak holding a...

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Image: Unidentified Maori women hanging tobacco leaves to dry, Rotorua area, Bay of Plenty Region

Unidentified Maori women hanging tobacco leaves to dry, Rotorua area, Bay of Plenty Region

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Image: Unidentified Maori woman holding tobacco leaves, Rotorua area, Bay of Plenty Region

Unidentified Maori woman holding tobacco leaves, Rotorua area, Bay of Plenty Region

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Image: Unidentified Maori girl wearing piupiu and cloak, with poi standing under carved Pataka, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

Unidentified Maori girl wearing piupiu and cloak, with poi standing under carved Pataka, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

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Image: Captain Ellison, Mr W R Burns, Mr F E Sander and Mr J Lansdale of Bristol Freighter crew, with guide Rangi, talking to children bathing in thermal pool, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Captain Ellison, Mr W R Burns, Mr F E Sander and Mr J Lansdale of Bristol Freighter crew, with guide Rangi, talking to children bathing in thermal ...

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Image: Unidentified Maori girls sitting in carved Pataka wearing traditional dress and with poi, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

Unidentified Maori girls sitting in carved Pataka wearing traditional dress and with poi, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

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Image: Mr M F Elliott being presented with miniature pois by guide Emily, at the Bristol Freighter Tour, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty region

Mr M F Elliott being presented with miniature pois by guide Emily, at the Bristol Freighter Tour, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty region

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Image: Māori waka at War Memorial Museum, Auckland

Māori waka at War Memorial Museum, Auckland

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Image: Māori waka and pātaka at the War Memorial Museum, Auckland

Māori waka and pātaka at the War Memorial Museum, Auckland

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Image: Māori waka and pātaka at the War Memorial Museum, Auckland

Māori waka and pātaka at the War Memorial Museum, Auckland

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Image: A barge carrying passengers on Lake Rotoiti

A barge carrying passengers on Lake Rotoiti

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Image: Kaumatua lighting the pipe for Kuia, Lake Rotoiti

Kaumatua lighting the pipe for Kuia, Lake Rotoiti

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Image: Kuia smoking a cigarette, Lake Rotoiti

Kuia smoking a cigarette, Lake Rotoiti

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Image: Kuia smoking a cigarette, Lake Rotoiti

Kuia smoking a cigarette, Lake Rotoiti

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Image: Kuia smoking a pipe, Lake Rotoiti

Kuia smoking a pipe, Lake Rotoiti

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Image: Marae settlement, Lake Rotoiti

Marae settlement, Lake Rotoiti

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Image: A Māori woman dressed in costume, looking into a whare, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

A Māori woman dressed in costume, looking into a whare, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

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Image: Royal Tour, celebrations and Māori reception, Arawa Park, Rotorua

Royal Tour, celebrations and Māori reception, Arawa Park, Rotorua

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Image: Royal Tour, celebrations and Māori reception, Arawa Park, Rotorua

Royal Tour, celebrations and Māori reception, Arawa Park, Rotorua

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Image: Aerial view of Ohinemutu, including Te Papa-i-Ouru marae, Rotorua

Aerial view of Ohinemutu, including Te Papa-i-Ouru marae, Rotorua

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Image: Rotorua scene, including Arawa Racecourse

Rotorua scene, including Arawa Racecourse

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Image: Aerial view of Te Pakira Marae and thermal pools, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

Aerial view of Te Pakira Marae and thermal pools, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

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Image: Guide Rangi (left), Captain Ellison, Mr W R Burns, Mr F E Sander and Mr J Lansdale of Bristol Freighter Tour, including children bathing in thermal pool, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Guide Rangi (left), Captain Ellison, Mr W R Burns, Mr F E Sander and Mr J Lansdale of Bristol Freighter Tour, including children bathing in thermal...

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Image: A tangi at Rotoiti

A tangi at Rotoiti

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Image: Unidentified Māori woman picking tobacco leaves in the Rotorua area, Bay of Plenty

Unidentified Māori woman picking tobacco leaves in the Rotorua area, Bay of Plenty

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Image: Paramount Te Arawa chief Mita Taupopoki wearing headdress and holding taiaha, [Rotorua?]

Paramount Te Arawa chief Mita Taupopoki wearing headdress and holding taiaha, [Rotorua?]

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Image: Sir Apirana Ngata at unveiling of memorial to Ringatu leader Koopu Erueti, Maraenui

Sir Apirana Ngata at unveiling of memorial to Ringatu leader Koopu Erueti, Maraenui

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Image: Group of Māori men performing a haka at Pakirikiri Marae, Tokomaru Bay

Group of Māori men performing a haka at Pakirikiri Marae, Tokomaru Bay

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Image: Large hui and feast at Maraenui Pā

Large hui and feast at Maraenui Pā

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Image: Māori waka and whare at the War Memorial Museum, Auckland

Māori waka and whare at the War Memorial Museum, Auckland

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Image: Wharenui (Meeting house), Gisborne, includes Maori carving and design

Wharenui (Meeting house), Gisborne, includes Maori carving and design

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Image: Bristol Freighter tour, Rotorua, showing Mr A E Davis receiving a poi brooch from Guide Bubbles, next to a Bristol Freighter aircraft

Bristol Freighter tour, Rotorua, showing Mr A E Davis receiving a poi brooch from Guide Bubbles, next to a Bristol Freighter aircraft

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Image: Bristol Freighter tour, Rotorua, showing crew with Guides Emily, Rangi, and Bubbles and Mr N E Higgs, standing near a Bristol Freighter 'Merchant Venturer' aircraft

Bristol Freighter tour, Rotorua, showing crew with Guides Emily, Rangi, and Bubbles and Mr N E Higgs, standing near a Bristol Freighter 'Merchant V...

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Image: Sir Peter Bucks tour, taking photo with [Horohoro school, Rotorua ?]

Sir Peter Bucks tour, taking photo with [Horohoro school, Rotorua ?]

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Image: Sir Peter Buck signing autograph book for an unidentified girl at Marae, Ngāruawāhia, Waikato

Sir Peter Buck signing autograph book for an unidentified girl at Marae, Ngāruawāhia, Waikato

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Image: Horohoro school girls performing for Sir Peter Buck at his welcoming ceremony

Horohoro school girls performing for Sir Peter Buck at his welcoming ceremony

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Image: Sir Peter Buck visiting [Horohoro school, Rotorua ?]

Sir Peter Buck visiting [Horohoro school, Rotorua ?]

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Image: Group of Māori women outside a wharenui during Sir Peter Buck's visit, Horohoro

Group of Māori women outside a wharenui during Sir Peter Buck's visit, Horohoro

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Image: Children performing for Sir Peter Buck at his welcoming ceremony, [Horohoro school, Rotorua?]

Children performing for Sir Peter Buck at his welcoming ceremony, [Horohoro school, Rotorua?]

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Image: Meeting house at Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

Meeting house at Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

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Image: Carved upper exterior of a meeting house, Rotorua

Carved upper exterior of a meeting house, Rotorua

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Image: Hill being quarried and Maori trenches outside Napier

Hill being quarried and Maori trenches outside Napier

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Image: Queens Drive, Bath House and garden, Lake Rotorua inlet, Rotorua

Queens Drive, Bath House and garden, Lake Rotorua inlet, Rotorua

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Image: Royal Tour, celebrations and reception, Rotorua

Royal Tour, celebrations and reception, Rotorua

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Image: Royal Tour, celebrations and reception, Rotorua

Royal Tour, celebrations and reception, Rotorua

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Image: Royal Tour, celebrations and reception, Lake Rotorua inlet, Rotorua

Royal Tour, celebrations and reception, Lake Rotorua inlet, Rotorua

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Image: Royal Tour, celebrations and Maori reception, Arawa Park, Rotorua

Royal Tour, celebrations and Maori reception, Arawa Park, Rotorua

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Image: Royal Tour, celebrations and reception, Rotorua

Royal Tour, celebrations and reception, Rotorua

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Image: Royal Tour, celebrations and reception, Rotorua

Royal Tour, celebrations and reception, Rotorua

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Image: Royal Tour, celebrations and reception, Rotorua

Royal Tour, celebrations and reception, Rotorua

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