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Music on the coast

This video for the hit song ‘Sensitive to a smile’, by reggae band Herbs, was shot at Mangahānea marae near Ruatōria in 1987, at a time when Rastafarian influence was prominent on the coast.

Courtesy of Warner Music New Zealand via Franklin Rd

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Monty Soutar. 'East Coast places', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/east-coast-places/2/4