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    • Rakeaio and his dragonflies
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    • Spirit of Te Makawe
    • Tawharakurupeti: A mighty battle
    • Murirangaranga: A treasured taonga
    • Hatupatu and Kurangaituku
    • The return of Horoirangi
    • Te Takinga: The Battle of Rotoiti
    • Pareraututu
    • Pekehaua and the Awahou River
    • Pītaka & Pekehaua
    • Te Ao-kapurangi
    • Pūhaorangi: Gentle breath of Heaven
    • Kahumatamomoe & Īhenga
  • 1800's

    • Tūhoto Ariki
    • The Fenton Agreement
    • Maketū: Te Arawa's first settlement
    • Frederick Bennett
    • Joe Warbrick: A rugby hero
    • Hinemihi: Of the golden eyes
    • Tene Waitere: Tohunga Whakairo
    • The street names of Rotorua
    • Railways and Rotorua
    • Te Arawa fibre arts
    • Wiremu Maihi Te Rangikaheke
    • Murirangaranga: A treasured taonga
    • Kēpa Ehau: Master speech-maker
    • Hine-i-tūrama: Her extraordinary life
    • Government Gardens: A source of water
    • Heni Te Kiri Karamu: A true wahine toa
    • Alfred Warbrick
  • 1900's

    • 28th Māori Battalion
    • Maggie Papakura of Geyserland
    • Don Stafford
    • Guide Sophia & the birth of tourism
    • Emily Schuster: The art of weaving
    • June Northcroft Grant
    • Sir Howard Morrison
    • Dr Hiko Hohepa: A man of learning
    • Inez Kingi: Queen of Māori Health
    • Te Rōpū o Te Ora: Womens Health League
    • Wihapi Winiata: His heart to the 4 winds
    • Wayne Shelford
    • Mita Mohi: A Gentle Warrior
    • Ōruawhata
    • Forestry in Rotorua
    • Recognising Haane Manahi
  • 2000's

    • Aunty Bea
    • Bilingual Rotorua
    • Adrienne Whitewood & Ahu
    • Trevor Maxwell For the love of Rotorua
    • Koro & Moko Fishing: Part 1
    • Koro & Moko Fishing: Part 2
    • Koro & Moko Fishing: Part 3
    • Koro & Moko Fishing: Part 4
    • Sulphur Bay: Once a howling wilderness
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    Rakeiao me ona kapowai
    Rakeiao and his dragonflies

    Te RORO-O-TE-RANGI
    & TE Kurauhirangi

    1700's

    pukaki

    Tekuiarau

    ihenga and the patupaiarehe

    the spirit of te makawe

    TAWHARAKURUPETI

    HATUPATU & KURUNGAITUKU

    THE RETURN OF HOROIRANGI

    TE TAKINGA

    PEKEHAUA
    AND THE AWAHOU RIVER

    PITAKA & PEKEHAUA

    TE AO-KAPURANGI

    PUHAORANGI

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    MAKETU
    Te ARAWA's first settlement

    1800's

    Frederick beNnett

    Hinemihi 
    of the golden eyes

    Hine-i-turama

    government gardens

    Heni te kiri karamu

    Te mAia o Alfred Warbrick
    ki te tohu tangata

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    28TH MAORI BATTALION

    1900's

    Don Stafford MBE, CBE 
    Te Tumu Korero o Rotorua

    Te Paea me te orokotimatanga o te ahumahi tapo

    EMILY Schuster
    Te whakaoranga o te raranga

    Takuta Hiko-o-te-rangi Hohepa:  
    He kaiako, he ngakau mahaki

    Te Mahi Ngaherehere i Rotorua

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    2000's

    Aunty BeA
     

    Te wahine atawhai i hoki atu ki nga whetu i te rangi i te 6 o Hepetema,
    i te tau 2018

    identity
    diligence
    relationships
    innovation
    wellbeing
    scholarship
    humility
    values

    Rotorua Historic Stories

    Aunty Bea

    Rotorua Library - Te aka mauri