Purakau

Purakau (traditional Maori storytelling) is used in a number of ways, and is a fundamental methodology for distributing knowledge, values, protocols and world views.

At Purakau Productions we bring history to life, by investigating our topics comprehensively; using a number of different research methodologies (academic, oral-history, personal interviews, on-site visits and re-enactments).

We then present our research findings in a number of formats such as: academic journal articles, historical novels, bilingual children's books, short films, documentaries, commemorative events and workshops, and there are plans to complete a doctoral thesis in the near future.

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Hundreds attend Pukeahu Memorial Park dawn service

Hundreds of Wellingtonians turned out to Pukeahu Memorial Park for this morning’s dawn service. As Whatitiri Te Wake reports it was an opportunity to remember all our conflicts and to forge a path to seek peace.

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