Battle of Moutoa Memorial plaque, Ranana, Whanganui River, New Zealand. Resistance and collaboration are both valid forms of survival of colonialism.

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Rānana marae (also known as Ruakā) is in Ranana, along the Whanganui River. Its principal hapū is Ngāti Ruakā of the iwi Te Ātihaunui a Pāpārangi. The wharenui is named Te Morehu, and the wharekai is Ruaka Hall 1954. The marae connects ancestrally to the waka Aotea, the maunga Ruapehu and the awa Whanganui.

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