The Ngapuhi leader David Rankin – a descendent of the nineteenth century warrior chief Hone Heke – has announced that the reburial of Heke’s remains will take place in a dawn ceremony on Saturday 31 ...

The Ngapuhi leader David Rankin – a descendent of the nineteenth century warrior chief Hone Heke – has announced that Heke’s remains will be buried near Kaikohe next month. “The final date will be ...

An auction of what was said to be a piece of the flagpole cut down by Hone Heke has been cancelled amidst worries over whether it is authentic. Auckland auctioneers Dunbar Sloane were going to sell a ...

Maori warrior chief Hone Heke has been reburied this morning, in a secret ceremony due to security fears. Nga Puhi representative David Rankin says there have been concerns activists might disrupt the ...

History is being brought to the fore in Auckland this morning, as Ngapuhi and MOTAT join the flag debate. Hone Heke's tribal flag has travelled from Waitangi and is being unveiled at a dawn powhiri at ...

It’s been 181 years since Hōne Heke and Te Ruki Kawiti’s warriors stormed Maiki Hill above Kororāreka, felled the British flagstaff for the final time, and sparked what we n ...

Franko Heke, a descendant of Hone Heke, has plans to take on the world this year. Franko Heke’s taking on the world in 2013. The Kiwi rocker and unapologetic showman (he is after-all a descendant of ...

The ceremony on a Bay of Islands hilltop at dawn tomorrow aims to preserve the memory of a war that changed New Zealand history.

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