Kia ora e te whānau, if you're in Te Whanganui o Hei / Mercury Bay this free event, ‘Ngāti Hei Kuia - Growing up in both worlds’, is happening tomorrow: bit.ly/2musBCw #LetsTalkTuia #NgātiHei Te Whanganui o Hei Mercury 250 Trust

"We're in a... smaller world than it was in 1769 and it's a very difficult thing to pass judgement on the past. ... If you make your history invisible by turning your back on it, how does that take you forward?" asks Te Rarawa Chair: bit.ly/2njHPe6 #tuia250 Waatea

John-Reid Willison, skipper on the Haunui: “it's really important for us to keep these skills and use these waka hourua - not only to find land but to help look after the land, and spread the message [...] around climate change..." #Tuia250 bit.ly/2kWY2VD

"New Zealand has yet to fully come to terms with its place in the Pacific, and to acknowledge the critical work its Pacific people and communities can do to make it finally at home in the Pacific." #TangataOLeMoana #SharedFuture ow.ly/5rxW50wA7bp

The 'Native Voices: Ko au, ko mātau – I am, we are' opens today at @Tairawhiti_muse. More than 40 works from indigenous artists reinforce an indigenous legacy and challenge the impact of a ‘Nations’ Dual Heritage’ on Māori futures. #tuia250 #honestkōrero ow.ly/9FsO50wA753

The full flotilla has now arrived in Tūranga/Gisborne, with the tall ships receiving a civic ceremony earlier this afternoon. #tuia250 - ow.ly/3M8C50wFgkn

"There's no one official language spoken on the waka. Instead, there's a mixture of Tāhitian, Māori, and English, often all in one sentence. This constant cross-cultural dialogue is like the weaving of our haerenga across the choppy waters" Meriana Johnsen rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

Four days on a 14-tonne Tahitian sailing canoe for Tuia 250 dlvr.it/RGC2Tj

“Cook was a great sailor, a great explorer, and he’s been acknowledged. But he didn’t create the footsteps that came here, he joined them.” noted.co.nz/currently/curr… #tuia250

KEA Kids News: Hear what locals think of Tuia 250 and meet NZ's celebrity octopus dlvr.it/RGlZpq

This weekend, silo is getting ready to host the free arts festival 'Te Whāinga: A Culture Lab on Civility', as part of Tuia 250 Official. It's set to be an immersive festival of like nothing you've seen before ✨ Auckland Museum, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center bit.ly/2PeOulM

Tuia 250: Historical fleet moors in Auckland Harbour dlvr.it/RGw5QB

"I'd like to be a navigator." We love feedback like this from tamariki visiting nga waka during #Tuia250 events. Our voyaging education programme and open vessels are travelling with the flotilla. Events here: tuia250.nz

Tuia 250 flotilla start journey into Whangārei Harbour, via nzherald nzherald.co.nz/northern-advoc… #Tuia250 #northland

"I remember my grandfather giving me a one dollar coin - a commemorative coin - in 1969 on the 200th anniversary..." John and Ronan visited the #Tuia250 flotilla in Auckland. This weekend, the vessels arrive in Whangarei. Find out more about events at: tuia250.nz

Where will you be on Friday, November 22 when the Tuia 250 flotilla arrives into Waitohi/Picton harbour? There's an awesome view from Bob's Bay. #dualheritage #sharedfuture #tuia250 #voyaging #navigation #waka #letstalktuia #flotilla totaranui250.co.nz

"Without this lashing, that waka is not going to go on the water. And that's why [young people] need to learn this stuff..." Nga mihi to these leaders at the Rātā symposium who are ensuring Māori art forms are protected for future generations. #Tuia250

What an incredible day at Meretoto/Ship Cove as the #Tuia250 flotilla was welcomed to the South Island #dualheritage #sharedfuture #tuia250 #voyaging #navigation #waka #letstalktuia #flotilla totaranui250.co.nz

Beautiful afternoon at Rapaki with Te Hapu o Ngati Wheke to welcome Tuia 250 representatives. Stunning sight on the harbour. Great to be with @NgatiBird @RinoTirikatene Poto Williams #Tuia250

#Tuia250 is wrapped up now, so for more about waka, history and telling all the stories of #Aotearoa, make sure you're following Ministry for Culture and Heritage