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Patent specifications show the storied history of Kiwi ingenuity

Te Tira Pūoro o Aotearoa (NZSO)

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Te Petihana Reo Māori

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He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni

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- Whakawhitiwhiti ngātahi me te rāngai
  
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- Te whakamāramatanga i ngā mahi tiaki pūranga
  
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  - Te hāngaitanga ki ngā mātāpono o Te Tiriti o Waitangi
    
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- Patent specifications show the storied history of Kiwi ingenuity
- Te Tira Pūoro o Aotearoa (NZSO)
  
  The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO)
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  - Te whakanui i ngā ringa hāpai o tēnei whakaaturanga
    
    Acknowledging the people behind this exhibition
- Te Petihana Reo Māori
  
  The Māori Language Petition
- He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni
  
  The Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand
- Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wāhine
  
  The Women's Suffrage Petition
- Te Tiriti o Waitangi
  
  The Treaty of Waitangi
- Ngā Toi a Tū
  
  War art
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