Following an extensive refurbishment, The Dowse Art Museum reopens Nuku Tewhatewha - the only known intact pātaka of seven or eight built as symbols of support for the Kīngitanga (Māori King) Movement ...
Superintendent Dave Cliff was yesterday presented with a tewhatewha -- a traditional Maori weapon which signifies authority, strategy and mobilisation. Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent ...