Whites Aviation: Unidentified Māori People

A DigitalNZ Story by KAT

1927 - 1954. Whites Aviation took photos of NZ, including Māori people, places and taonga - many of which weren't named. If you can help identify any of these people contact Alexander Turnbull Library: https://natlib.govt.nz/questions/

Māori people, tangata whenua, Māori, tamariki, rangatahi, wāhine, tāne, kaumatua

Image: Unidentified Maori woman preparing flax, location unidentified

Unidentified Maori woman preparing flax, location unidentified

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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: Bella Te Hoari Papakura performing an action song, location unidentified

Bella Te Hoari Papakura performing an action song, location unidentified

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Image: Group of Maori men eating watermelon, location unidentified

Group of Maori men eating watermelon, location unidentified

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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 warrior leading a haka, holding a taiaha

Unidentified Maori warrior leading a haka, holding a taiaha

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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: Unidentified Maori child with baby on back wrapped in a blanket

Unidentified Maori child with baby on back wrapped in a blanket

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Image: Unidentified Maori child with baby on back wrapped in blanket

Unidentified Maori child with baby on back wrapped in blanket

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Image: Maori men performing a waiata, location unidentified

Maori men performing a waiata, location unidentified

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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: Unidentified Māori whaler resting on the throat grooves of a whale at a whaling station, Bay of Islands

Unidentified Māori whaler resting on the throat grooves of a whale at a whaling station, Bay of Islands

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Image: Māori woman dressed in piupiu and kakahu playing the ukelele, Ohinemutu, Rotorua

Māori woman dressed in piupiu and kakahu playing the ukelele, Ohinemutu, Rotorua

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Image: Maori woman dressed in a feather cloak, holding a taiaha, location unidentified

Maori woman dressed in a feather cloak, holding a taiaha, location unidentified

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Image: Maori woman dressed in a feather cloak, holding a taiaha, location unidentified

Maori woman dressed in a feather cloak, holding a taiaha, location unidentified

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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: Large hui and feast at Maraenui Pā

Large hui and feast at Maraenui Pā

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Image: Māori man performing pūkana, Waikato

Māori man performing pūkana, Waikato

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Image: Māori man performing an action song, [Waikato]

Māori man performing an action song, [Waikato]

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Image: A Maori man doing the pūkana during a performance, location unidentified

A Maori man doing the pūkana during a performance, location unidentified

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Image: Unidentified Maori woman with her child

Unidentified Maori woman with her child

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Image: Unidentified Maori mother with a baby on her back wrapped in a blanket, both are wearing head scarves

Unidentified Maori mother with a baby on her back wrapped in a blanket, both are wearing head scarves

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Image: A group of Maori men performing a haka at the marae, location unidentified

A group of Maori men performing a haka at the marae, location unidentified

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Image: Isabel Ngamihi Charters (nee Rika) and her sister Moana Rika in traditional kapa haka performance dress

Isabel Ngamihi Charters (nee Rika) and her sister Moana Rika in traditional kapa haka performance dress

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Image: Two Māori men sharpening an implement on a manual grinding stone

Two Māori men sharpening an implement on a manual grinding stone

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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: 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: Māori boys wading in raupo reeds, Tokaanu

Māori boys wading in raupo reeds, Tokaanu

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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: 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 dancing, includes traditional dress (piupu), head bands with taniko design and poi

Unidentified Maori women dancing, includes traditional dress (piupu), head bands with taniko design and poi

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Image: Unidentified Maori mother with a baby on her back wrapped in animal skin, woman is wearing a piupiu skirt

Unidentified Maori mother with a baby on her back wrapped in animal skin, woman is wearing a piupiu skirt

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Image: Portrait of an unidentified elderly Maori woman with a moko, bandana and pipe, sitting in front of a meeting house, probably Taupo

Portrait of an unidentified elderly Maori woman with a moko, bandana and pipe, sitting in front of a meeting house, probably Taupo

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Image: Unidentified Maori group performing a Haka at Waitangi Day celebrations, at Waitangi

Unidentified Maori group performing a Haka at Waitangi Day celebrations, at Waitangi

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Image: Unidentified Māori man carrying fifty pound bag of Champion flour

Unidentified Māori man carrying fifty pound bag of Champion flour

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Image: Unidentified woman walking with infant on her back, and small boy following with basket

Unidentified woman walking with infant on her back, and small boy following with basket

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Image: Molly Runga Raukura and an unidentified Māori girl, location unidentified

Molly Runga Raukura and an unidentified Māori girl, location unidentified

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Image: Māori carving of ancestral figure, location unidentified

Māori carving of ancestral figure, location unidentified

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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: Group of Māori men, including Keepa Te Ahuru, at Korohe marae, Tūrangi

Group of Māori men, including Keepa Te Ahuru, at Korohe marae, Tūrangi

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Image: Maori wahine sitting next to a Maori sculpture, location unidentified

Maori wahine sitting next to a Maori sculpture, location unidentified

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Image: Brides, grooms and Awhina of the Rātana church in front of a meeting house, Korohe marae

Brides, grooms and Awhina of the Rātana church in front of a meeting house, Korohe marae

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Image: Kaumatua smoking a pipe, Taupō

Kaumatua smoking a pipe, Taupō

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Image: Kaumatua smoking a pipe, Taupō

Kaumatua smoking a pipe, Taupō

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Image: Kaumatua smoking a pipe, Taupō

Kaumatua smoking a pipe, Taupō

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Image: Portrait of an unidentified Māori woman smoking a pipe, Taupō

Portrait of an unidentified Māori woman smoking a pipe, Taupō

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Image: Portrait of an unidentified Maori woman smoking a pipe, Taupo

Portrait of an unidentified Maori woman smoking a pipe, Taupo

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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: Kuia smoking a cigarette, Lake Rotoiti

Kuia smoking a cigarette, 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, location unidentified

Kuia smoking a cigarette, location unidentified

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Image: Māori musicians playing drums and brass instruments, location unidentified

Māori musicians playing drums and brass instruments, location unidentified

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Image: Unidentified Maori woman wearing a feather cloak and hei tiki

Unidentified Maori woman wearing a feather cloak and hei tiki

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Image: Wahine smoking a cigar, location unidentified

Wahine smoking a cigar, location unidentified

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Image: Wahine smoking a cigar, location unidentified

Wahine smoking a cigar, location unidentified

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Image: Maori woman performing a waiata, location unidentified

Maori woman performing a waiata, location unidentified

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Image: Māori man on horseback, Tūrangi area

Māori man on horseback, Tūrangi area

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Image: Unidentified Maori woman weaving flax, location unidentified

Unidentified Maori woman weaving flax, location unidentified

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Image: Bella Te Hoari Papakura performing an action song, location unidentified

Bella Te Hoari Papakura performing an action song, location unidentified

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Image: Gifts on paepae at Te Hono ki Rarotonga wharenui, Pākirikiri marae, Tokomaru Bay

Gifts on paepae at Te Hono ki Rarotonga wharenui, Pākirikiri marae, Tokomaru Bay

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Image: Maori women performing a waiata, location unidentified

Maori women performing a waiata, location unidentified

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Image: Maori group performing an action song, Waikato

Maori group performing an action song, Waikato

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Image: Maori women performing a poi action song, Waikato

Maori women performing a poi action song, Waikato

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Image: Maori wahine performing an action song, Waikato

Maori wahine performing an action song, Waikato

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Image: Maori women performing an action song, Waikato

Maori women performing an action song, Waikato

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Image: Maori group performing an action song at the marae, Waikato

Maori group performing an action song at the marae, Waikato

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Image: Maori wahine performing an action song, Waikato

Maori wahine performing an action song, Waikato

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Image: Maori group performing a poi action song, Waikato

Maori group performing a poi action song, Waikato

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Image: Three Māori women, including Bella Te Hoari Papakura, performing a waiata, Waikato

Three Māori women, including Bella Te Hoari Papakura, performing a waiata, Waikato

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Image: Maori woman eating watermelon and carrying a young child wrapped in a blanket on her back

Maori woman eating watermelon and carrying a young child wrapped in a blanket on her back

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Image: Maori woman carrying a young child on her back wrapped in a feather cloak

Maori woman carrying a young child on her back wrapped in a feather cloak

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Image: Maori woman carrying a young child on her back wrapped in a feather cloak

Maori woman carrying a young child on her back wrapped in a feather cloak

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Image: Maori children playing in the river, Waikato

Maori children playing in the river, Waikato

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Image: Unidentified Maori whaler sitting in the mouth of a dead whale at a whaling station, Bay of Islands, Far North District, Northland Region, featuring balene

Unidentified Maori whaler sitting in the mouth of a dead whale at a whaling station, Bay of Islands, Far North District, Northland Region, featurin...

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Image: Unidentified whalers with dead whale at whaling station, Bay of Islands, Far North District, Northland Region

Unidentified whalers with dead whale at whaling station, Bay of Islands, Far North District, Northland 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 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: Māori boy carrying a milk container, Waiotaka

Māori boy carrying a milk container, Waiotaka

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Image: Maori boy carrying fish, Waikato

Maori boy carrying fish, Waikato

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Image: Māori boy carrying coloured maize, Korohe

Māori boy carrying coloured maize, Korohe

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Image: Māori child crying, Tokaanu

Māori child crying, Tokaanu

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Image: Young Māori boy crying in front of a vehicle

Young Māori boy crying in front of a vehicle

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Image: Group of Māori children in front of a storehouse, Korohe marae

Group of Māori children in front of a storehouse, Korohe marae

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Image: Group of Māori children playing, Korohe marae

Group of Māori children playing, Korohe marae

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Image: Māori boy with a rugby ball, Waikato

Māori boy with a rugby ball, Waikato

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Image: Maori boy with a rugby ball, Waikato

Maori boy with a rugby ball, Waikato

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Image: Māori boy lighting the pipe for his young friend, Waikato

Māori boy lighting the pipe for his young friend, Waikato

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Image: Māori children and a Māori man having fun with coloured maize, Taupō

Māori children and a Māori man having fun with coloured maize, Taupō

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Image: Māori boys walking down a road, Waikato

Māori boys walking down a road, Waikato

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Image: Two Māori boys net fishing, Waikato

Two Māori boys net fishing, Waikato

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Image: Māori boys swimming amongst the raupō reeds, Lake Taupō

Māori boys swimming amongst the raupō reeds, Lake Taupō

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Image: Some Māori boys playing on a tree stump in the river, Lake Taupō

Some Māori boys playing on a tree stump in the river, Lake Taupō

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Image: Two Māori Rangiriri veterans and government dignatories at memorial unveiling, 1927

Two Māori Rangiriri veterans and government dignatories at memorial unveiling, 1927

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Image: Two Māori Rangiriri veterans at the memorial unveiling, 1927

Two Māori Rangiriri veterans at the memorial unveiling, 1927

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Image: Two Māori Rangiriri veterans and government dignatories at memorial unveiling, 1927

Two Māori Rangiriri veterans and government dignatories at memorial unveiling, 1927

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Image: Two Māori women bathing at the river, Waikato

Two Māori women bathing at the river, Waikato

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Image: A group of Maori women bathing at the river, Waikato

A group of Maori women bathing at the river, Waikato

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Image: A Maori woman grooming herself by the river, Waikato

A Maori woman grooming herself by the river, Waikato

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Image: Two Maori women observing the land, Waikato

Two Maori women observing the land, Waikato

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Image: A Maori woman in costume, location unidentified

A Maori woman in costume, location unidentified

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Image: A Maori woman playing the ukelele and a Maori woman playing cards on the beach, location unidentified

A Maori woman playing the ukelele and a Maori woman playing cards on the beach, location unidentified

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Image: Portrait of an unidentified kuia smoking, location unidentified

Portrait of an unidentified kuia smoking, location unidentified

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Image: Welcoming ceremony at Marae for Sir Peter Buck, Ngaruawahia, Waikato

Welcoming ceremony at Marae for Sir Peter Buck, Ngaruawahia, Waikato

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Image: Sir Peter Buck giving speech at his welcoming ceremony, [Tūrangawaewae marae,] Ngāruawāhia, Waikato

Sir Peter Buck giving speech at his welcoming ceremony, [Tūrangawaewae marae,] Ngāruawāhia, Waikato

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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: Maori men performing Haka at the welcoming ceremony of Sir Peter Buck, Ngāruawāhia, Waikato

Maori men performing Haka at the welcoming ceremony of Sir Peter Buck, 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: Maori elders welcoming Sir Peter Buck at Marae, Ngaruawahia, Waikato

Maori elders welcoming Sir Peter Buck at Marae, Ngaruawahia, Waikato

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Image: Maori elders welcoming Sir Peter Buck at Marae by giving nose to nose greeting, Ngaruawahia, Waikato

Maori elders welcoming Sir Peter Buck at Marae by giving nose to nose greeting, Ngaruawahia, Waikato

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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: Group of unidentified Maori doing Haka at Sir Peter Bucks welcoming ceremony

Group of unidentified Maori doing Haka at Sir Peter Bucks welcoming ceremony

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Image: Sir Peter Buck sitting next to two women in the meeting house and holding a little girl, Ngaruawahia, Waikato

Sir Peter Buck sitting next to two women in the meeting house and holding a little girl, Ngaruawahia, Waikato

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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: Whitebaiting, featuring two unidentified Maori boys with a whitebait net on banks of unidentified river, Bay of Plenty Region

Whitebaiting, featuring two unidentified Maori boys with a whitebait net on banks of unidentified river, Bay of Plenty Region

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Image: Whitebaiting, featuring unidentified Maori boy with whitebait net on banks of unidentified river, Bay of Plenty Region

Whitebaiting, featuring unidentified Maori boy with whitebait net on banks of unidentified river, Bay of Plenty Region

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Image: Unidentified Maori fisherman with his catch of fish, Ninety Mile Beach, Far North District, Northland Region

Unidentified Maori fisherman with his catch of fish, Ninety Mile Beach, Far North District, Northland Region

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Image: Maratuna and husband of Orakeikorako

Maratuna and husband of Orakeikorako

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Image: Portrait of Maori kuia wearing a traditional feather cloak [Orakei Korako?]

Portrait of Maori kuia wearing a traditional feather cloak [Orakei Korako?]

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Image: Maori performance for Queen Elizabeth, Waitangi Treaty grounds, Bay of Islands

Maori performance for Queen Elizabeth, Waitangi Treaty grounds, Bay of Islands

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Image: Maori performance for Queen Elizabeth, Waitangi Treaty grounds, Bay of Islands

Maori performance for Queen Elizabeth, Waitangi Treaty grounds, Bay of Islands

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Image: Royal reception, Maori performance, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

Royal reception, Maori performance, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

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