Moehanga Day: New Zealand’s Māori mark the day they ‘discovered’ Britain
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#5H8CD)
The anniversary marks the 1806 visit of Moehanga, from the Ngpuhi tribe, to Britain
New Zealanders have quietly acknowledged an anniversary this week: Moehanga Day, or the day Mori discovered" Britain.
In a tongue-in-cheek nod to their former colonial power, some Kiwis have began an annual remembrance of the first trip by a Mori to London.
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