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Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero is New Zealand's only specialist archive of contemporary and historical radio programmes.
Each week in this spot we'll be featuring some audio from New Zealand's past.
Raureti Te Huia recalls the passing of Rewi Maniapoto in June 1894 and the tangi for King Tawhiao in August 1894. Recorded 1947. (duration: 1′34″)
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