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Long-lost graves honoured at Ruapekapeka as Waitangi commemorations begin 3 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Victoria Cross recipient Willie Apiata accepts a challenge laid down by Cole Kara of Whangaroa. Photo / Peter de Graaf Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat More than 700 people gathered on an isolated hilltop south of Kawakawa to remember the victims of a battle 175 years ago as Waitangi commemorations got under way in earnest yesterday. The dedication of a memorial at Ruapekapeka Pā to 12 British soldiers, whos...

Hundreds have gathered near the Ruapekapeka Pā site in the Far North today to remember those on both sides of the historic conflict 175 years on. The battle was one of the first few major clashes since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, following a series of protests in the north by Māori demanding the Crown honour its promises. In early January, 1846, a force of more than 1000 armed British Troops bombarded the small settlement as a response to the growing division, while Northern chief Te Ruki Kawiti and his people hid inside underground bunkers. Remarkably, most of them survived the ...

75th anniversary: Return of 28th Māori Battalion B company celebrated 24 Jan, 2021 02:01 AM 3 minutes to read Dennis Ngatai (from left), Willie Apiata, Richie Ngatai, Ohomairangi, Keira, Awatea Ngatai at the commemorations. Photo / Supplied Whānau and returned serviceman commemorated the return of New Zealand's 28th Māori Battalion B company 75 years ago with a "spine-tingling" hīkoi today. The last surviving member of the B Company, Bom Gillies, put the call out to honour those he fought beside and whānau from across the rohe attended. Richard Ngatai said he would forever hold the comme...

Alison Holst's children Kirsten and Simon talk about life after their mother's dementia diagnosis 18 Dec, 2020 07:00 PM 18 minutes to read Dame Alison Holst: Author, columnist, television and radio host, cook, seed saver - and much-loved Mum. Photo/NZPA Wayne Drought Dame Alison Holst: Author, columnist, television and radio host, cook, seed saver - and much-loved Mum. Photo/NZPA Wayne Drought She was famous for her marvellous muffins and lazy lasagne. But in 2015 Dame Alison Holst's family revealed the much-loved television cook had dementia. Her children Simon and Kirsten speak in-depth for...