Timed to coincide with the anniversary of the United Tribes of Aotearoa's declaration of independence in 1831, Taranaki is this year's focus after the inaugural event was held in Northland in 2018.
Hundreds of Māori toa, warriors, welcome officials on Owae Marae in Waitara for the commemorations of the New Zealand Land Wars. (PHOTO: RNZ / Robin Martin)
Hundreds of Māori toa, warriors, welcome officials on Owae Marae in Waitara for the commemorations of the New Zealand Land Wars. (PHOTO: RNZ / Robin Martin)
Hundreds of toa, Māori warriors from Taranaki and around the country give Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Māori ministers a fierce welcome at Owae Marae in Waitara for Te Pūtake o te Riri. (PHOTO: RNZ / Shannon Haunui Thompson)
Hundreds of toa, Māori warriors from Taranaki and around the country give Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Māori ministers a fierce welcome at Owae Marae in Waitara for Te Pūtake o te Riri. (PHOTO: RNZ / Shannon Haunui Thompson)
Hundreds of toa, Māori warriors from Taranaki and around the country give Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Māori ministers a fierce welcome at Owae Marae in Waitara for Te Pūtake o te Riri. (PHOTO: RNZ / Shannon Haunui Thompson)
Hundreds of toa, Māori warriors from Taranaki and around the country give Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Māori ministers a fierce welcome at Owae Marae in Waitara for Te Pūtake o te Riri. (PHOTO: RNZ / Shannon Haunui Thompson)
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Māori ministers at Ōwae Marae in Waitara for the commemorations of the New Zealand Land Wars. (PHOTO: RNZ / Robin Martin)
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, with Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta, Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little, and Māori Crown Relations Minister Kelvin Davis at Ōwae Marae. (PHOTO: RNZ / Robin Martin)
Minister for Whānau Ora Peeni Henare. (PHOTO: RNZ / Robin Martin)
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaking at Owae Marae in Waitara for the commemorations of the New Zealand Land Wars. (PHOTO: RNZ / Robin Martin)
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