Te Puia carvers complete waka maumahara for Arras

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Carvers from Te Puia, the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute, are completing a waka maumahara (a memorial waka) destined for the Carrière Wellington museum in Arras, France. The vessel is being created to honour the specific sacrifices of the 43 Māori men from the Māori Pioneer Battalion who served in the tunneling efforts during the First World War's Arras offensive in 1916. The…

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