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Sound: Parliament's opening prayer
This clip narrates the contentious establishment of a prayer for the House in the first days of 1854.
Te Ua Haumene
Portrait of Pai Marire prophet Te Ua Haumene
Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana
Biography of the religious leader and politician
Te Whiti-o-Rongomai
Te Whiti was a Taranaki leader and prophet. A resistance movement based at Parihaka was led by him and Tohu Kakahi. Te Whiti was arrested following the infamous raid on Parihaka by Armed Constabulary in 1881.
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