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Rore Kahu – Soaring Eagle of the Spirit

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Ewen McQueen

This week on Christmas Day we come to the 200 year anniversary of the proclamation of Te Harinui in New Zealand.  A beautiful structure named Rore Kahu – soaring eagle – has been established on the hill top at Rangihoua … Continue reading →

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Christianity foundational to the Treaty

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Ewen McQueen

On this Waitangi Day in the 200th year since Te Harinui was first proclaimed in these islands, let us remember that the Treaty would never have been signed without the influence of Christianity. Read the Otago Daily Times, Foundations of … Continue reading →

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Rev Samuel Marsden – Till time shall be no more

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Ewen McQueen

200 years is a momentous milestone in a nation as young as New Zealand. But that is the milestone we celebrate this year of 2014. It is two centuries since the Rev Samuel Marsden came ashore at Rangihoua in the Bay … Continue reading →

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