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Calls to revive poroporoaki Matariki practices

7:11pm, Tuesday 7 April 2020. By Te Ao - Māori News
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The director of Te Reo and Tikanga for Ngāti Kahungunu wants iwi to revive the custom of farewelling the dead during Matariki. Tatere McLeod says this will comfort those who lose loved ones during the tangihanga ban.

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  • Novel Coronavirus / COVID-19
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