The Ngapuhi Festival, which starts today, will set the stage for an important year in which the country's largest iwi will go before the Waitangi Tribunal to have its first claim heard.
Te Runanga a Iwi o Ngapuhi chairman Sonny Tau said the event in Kaikohe was a celebration of Ngapuhi culture to draw people back to their tribal home.
The festival includes an art exhibition featuring the likes of Shane Cotton and Manos Nathon and Te Tai Tokerau Sports Awards.
Free entertainment on Saturday and Sunday includes bands Katchafire, 1814, Anika Moa, Ruia Aperahama, Sweet and Irie, and Sons of Zion - and a focus on Ngapuhi reo, waiata and history.
Timely Ngapuhi festival
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