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How do we commemorate the New Zealand Wars? The history of Anzac Day can be a guide

  • Written by Rowan Light, Lecturer in History, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Despite 2023 having been the sixth year a national day of commemoration for the New Zealand Wars was observed, it’s debatable how many New Zealanders really knew much about it.

Historians and Māori leaders are now worried about the mixed impact of the day – known as Te Pūtake o te Riri – amid wider fears it is already...

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