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Waka at Ngāruawāhia

Two Māori waka at Ngāruawāhia, New Zealand.

Waiata are important to iwi because they help establish the link between people and a particular place. For example, Te Puea Herangi describes paddling a canoe to Ngāruawāhia, to Tūrangawaewae, the footstool of the Kīngitanga.

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