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Hosted by Poutini Waiora at Arahura Marae, Hokitika Helen Leahy, Pouarahi/Chief Executive, Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu Friday 8 April 2016; 12.30pm Just over a year ago, a young woman of Ngāti Waewae descent, stood in front of Tūhuru, the…
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