He kapa haka hei pōwhiri e pā ana ki te maumaharatanga o te taenga mai mā runga waka o ngā tāngata ko Mrs George Snelson rāua ko Matilda Montgomery i te tau 1871. Ko Manawatu te awa. A kapa haka performed by children during the re-enactment of the 1871 river landing of Mrs George Snelson and her 16 year-old ward Matilda Montgomery. The women travelled to Te Papaiōea (Palmerston North) by Māori waka on the Manawatu River. The re-enactment took place at the river end of Albert Street on the morning of 13 March 1971.

Kapa Haka during re-enactment of the river landing of early settlers, for Palmerston North Centennial
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- 2008P_Tw4-4_TWH_1936
- Title
- Kapa Haka during re-enactment of the river landing of early settlers, for Palmerston North Centennial
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- Coolstore
- Date
- 1971-03-13
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- Manawatu Evening Standard
- Place
- Manawatu River at Albert Street, Palmerston North
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