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Symposium
- 4-6 April 2004
A Festival of History
A Symposium that brought Maori and Pakeha historians and storytellers together in beautiful Kororareka/ Russell, Bay of Islands. Informative and entertaining, the Symposium provided an opportunity for visitors and locals to meet in the most stimulating and enjoyable circumstances.
Update - read the media release
Programme
Speakers' biographies
Politics, religion and developing relationships between Maori and Europeans: it is timely to re-assess early relations between Maori and the French, beginning with French explorers such as du Fresne, followed by traders and French Catholic missionaries, to the time of British Treaty-making, subsequent war and rapid change.
The Symposium was recorded to provide a permanent record for future generations. The result: the publication of an informative and accessible book, together with an educational interactive CD ROM.
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NZHPT Chair, Dame Anne Salmond with kaumatua, VIPs and other speakers as the R Tucker Thompson sets sail, Pompallier Symposium 4 April 2004. Image: NZHPT