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Blessing of seat marks important day for tribe

Saturday 11 June 2016 | Published in Local

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Blessing of seat marks important day for tribe
Dame Margaret Karika Ariki (middle) Anautoa Rangatira (vaa tuatua) and Mike Tavioni (master carver), pictured during the blessing ceremony. 16061050

A LARGE number of members of the Ngati Karika tribe of the Te-Au-O-Tonga Vaka turned out to witness the blessing of the tribe’s traditional seat (Atamira) at Atupa yesterday.

A LARGE number of members of the Ngati Karika tribe of the Te-Au-O-Tonga Vaka turned out to witness the blessing of the tribe’s traditional seat (Atamira) at Atupa yesterday.


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