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Publicising the Rātana movement

Publicising the Rātana movement

Spiritual leader Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana displays a Rātana flag from the back seat of a car in Taupō, in the 1920s. By this time Rātana was well known throughout Māoridom, and he made many journeys from his home near Whanganui.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
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Diana Beaglehole. 'Whanganui region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/whanganui-region/10/2