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Hongi's Hikoi storybook launched!
Purakau Productions are proud to announce the book-launch of their new historical storybook, which focuses on the 1820 journey to...
Brent Kerehona Pukepuke-Ahitapu
Jul 25, 20222 min read
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School Workshop # 2 Whangarei Intermediate School
Week 1 of the school workshops included Whangarei Intermediate School on Friday, 1st July. I had planned on visiting a number of schools...
Brent Kerehona Pukepuke-Ahitapu
Jul 18, 20221 min read
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School Workshop #1 Russell School
Week 1 of the school workshops began at Russell School on Thursday, 30th June. Prior to these workshops, Russell School held a special...
Brent Kerehona Pukepuke-Ahitapu
Jul 18, 20221 min read
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Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney's article about our Hongi's Hikoi Launch
This article regarding our launch of the Hongi's Hikoi project (Saturday 18th June 2022) has been published by the University of Sydney,...
Brent Kerehona Pukepuke-Ahitapu
Jul 18, 20221 min read
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Hongi's Hikoi launch a success
On Saturday, 18th June, a beautiful Poihakena day saw us facilitate a successful launch of our Hongi's Hikoi series of bicentennial...
Brent Kerehona Pukepuke-Ahitapu
Jun 28, 20222 min read
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Shalt not Steal from Shunghee!
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...
Brent Kerehona Pukepuke-Ahitapu
Mar 10, 20221 min read
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To be or not to be? Hongi's Musket...
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...
Brent Kerehona Pukepuke-Ahitapu
May 17, 20211 min read
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Hongi's Hikoi - the short film, nearing completion
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...
Brent Kerehona Pukepuke-Ahitapu
May 17, 20211 min read
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200 years later, and again a virus affects Hongi
In mid-late 1820, Hongi was seriously ill with influenza, and temporarily bedridden while in Cambridge, England. Whilst in Cambridge,...
Brent Kerehona Pukepuke-Ahitapu
May 8, 20201 min read
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Three busts and a cape article published...
Our article Three busts and a cape - the adventurous life of Hongi Hika has been published in the Oceania Art Society Journal Volume 25...
Brent Kerehona Pukepuke-Ahitapu
Mar 8, 20201 min read
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Planning Trip to England Sept-Oct 2019 successfully completed!
The Director and Co-Director have recently returned from a highly-successful research/planning trip to the UK, where they traveled to the...
Brent Kerehona Pukepuke-Ahitapu
Oct 14, 20191 min read
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A gift fit for a King - an examination of Hongi's kakahu...
The Director and Co-Director visited The British Museum today, to carry out a detailed examination of Hongi Hika's woven flax cloak;...
Brent Kerehona Pukepuke-Ahitapu
Oct 3, 20191 min read
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Raving at Raven Row presentation
Kiwi expats were raving about the public presentation Hongi, Waikato and the King of England delivered by Director Brent Kerehona at...
Brent Kerehona Pukepuke-Ahitapu
Oct 3, 20191 min read
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Planning Trip to New Zealand Mar-Apr 2019 successfully completed!
The Director and Co-Director have recently returned from a highly-successful research/planning trip to Te Tai Tokerau (Northland), where...
Brent Kerehona Pukepuke-Ahitapu
Apr 8, 20191 min read
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