The story of Parihaka has resonance beyond Taranaki, and has inspired many New Zealand artists and writers. This 1989 painting is by Lily Aitui Laita, who is of Samoan and Māori ancestry, with tribal links to Ngāti Raukawa and Rangitāne.
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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Reference:
B.038974
Acrylic on paper by Lily Aitui Laita
Permission of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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