SBS schedules an exciting new documentary for 2023. The author features as a Maori Historian, and as a cultural practitioner (whatu...

What a fantastic experience at Northland College, sharing my research findings with the staff and students. I am humbled to receive a...

Purakau Productions are proud to announce the book-launch of their new historical storybook, which focuses on the 1820 journey to...

Week 1 of the school workshops included Whangarei Intermediate School on Friday, 1st July. I had planned on visiting a number of schools...

Week 1 of the school workshops began at Russell School on Thursday, 30th June. Prior to these workshops, Russell School held a special...

This article regarding our launch of the Hongi's Hikoi project (Saturday 18th June 2022) has been published by the University of Sydney,...

On Saturday, 18th June, a beautiful Poihakena day saw us facilitate a successful launch of our Hongi's Hikoi series of bicentennial...

Did you know that when Hongi (also known as Shunghee or Shongie) was in Port Jackson (Sydney) in June 1821, on his way back to Aotearoa...

In early May 2021, the director became aware of a musket that was being put up for auction by Webb's Auction House on 12th May 2021. It...

We have been busy working on a number of film shoots for our short film Hongi's Hikoi the past few months (as Covid restrictions have...

In mid-late 1820, Hongi was seriously ill with influenza, and temporarily bedridden while in Cambridge, England. Whilst in Cambridge,...

Our article Three busts and a cape - the adventurous life of Hongi Hika has been published in the Oceania Art Society Journal Volume 25...

The Director and Co-Director have recently returned from a highly-successful research/planning trip to the UK, where they traveled to the...

The Director and Co-Director visited The British Museum today, to carry out a detailed examination of Hongi Hika's woven flax cloak;...

Kiwi expats were raving about the public presentation Hongi, Waikato and the King of England delivered by Director Brent Kerehona at...

The Director and Co-Director have recently returned from a highly-successful research/planning trip to Te Tai Tokerau (Northland), where...