Māori Presbyterian synod - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Tue, 03 Jun 2014 11:26:50 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Māori Presbyterian synod - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Presbyterian Church leader wants a commemoration day for NZ wars https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/05/09/presbyterian-church-leader-wants-national-commemoration-nz-wars/ Thu, 08 May 2014 19:10:56 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=57525 A Maori Presbyterian Church leader says he will join the push for an annual national commemoration day to remember the New Zealand Wars. Reverend Wayne Te Kaawa, the moderator of the church's Maori synod, backs the calls made last month by the Waikato-Tainui leader Tukoroirangi Morgan. Te Kaawa says, "This is no longer a Maori Read more

Presbyterian Church leader wants a commemoration day for NZ wars... Read more]]> A Maori Presbyterian Church leader says he will join the push for an annual national commemoration day to remember the New Zealand Wars.

Reverend Wayne Te Kaawa, the moderator of the church's Maori synod, backs the calls made last month by the Waikato-Tainui leader Tukoroirangi Morgan.

Te Kaawa says, "This is no longer a Maori versus Pakeha issue as many New Zealanders had members of their family fighting on both sides. Today many Iwi have settled their outstanding claims with the Crown and a national day would also help the country grow in maturity by recognising its past". continue reading

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