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1983 Te puna wai kōrero Series

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Witarina Harris of Ngāti Whakaue is one of Maoridom's grand women, whose cultural identity as a Māori has never been shaken. As a young woman she worked as a typist in Parliament Building for the late Sir Aiprana Ngata then Minister for Native Affairs and the Cook Islands. During the fifty four years Witarina lived in Wellington she became a foundation member of the Ngāti Poneke Māori Cultural...
Display date:
1983
Location:
Cook Islands
Format:
Sound
Collections:
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Contributors:
RNZ Collection
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