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	Ratana » Celebrating a Universe of Jewels
		Ratana brings dance from around the world to challenge and grow together and to honor you, the audience, that has come to share in our celebration and support our work.
		Ratana embraces these thousands of years of dance, from a myriad of cultures, in our expression of joy and celebration.
		Ratana recognizes that we live in a universe of jewels, and celebrates all of you.
	www.ratanadance.com (222 words)

	Te Haahi Ratana: History
		Ratana was expected to leave Motueka by the Kaitoa boat for Nelson and departing to Wellington.
		Ratana asked Father Seamer to take over the care of the children of the Movement; therefore, he placed the needs to host the children in the hands of the Methodist Church, which the Church building Piki Te Ora would be utilised for the teaching of the Maramatanga.
		Ratana’s reputation as a faith healer was preceding him, and the English and American papers copied the newspaper articles dealing with him and his ministry, thus his story unfolded throughout the world.
	www.theratanachurch.org.nz /history.html (18033 words)

	New Zealand Maori (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ratana, named for its founder, Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana (1873-1939), combined spiritual and political elements in order to unite the people under God.
		The main symbol of the Ratana Church is a five-pointed star representing the five-fold elements of divinity, resting on an upturned crescent moon with the words "T.W. Ratana".
		The Ratana Church is centred at Ratana, a village in Taranaki province, North Island, New Zealand.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/poly/maori.html (522 words)

	Ratana
		T.W. Ratana rose to fame as a faith healer and spiritual leader in the years after World War One.
		In the 1930s Ratana aligned with the New Zealand Labour Party for the mutual benefit of both sides.
		Ratana/Labour candidates dominated the Maori seats in parliament until the 1990s and remain a political force to be reckoned with.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ra/Ratana.html (95 words)

	Ratana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first Ratana movement MP was Eruera Tirikatene, elected in a by-election for Southern Māori in June 1932.
		In 1938, a third Māori seat of Northern Māori was captured by Paraire Karaka Paikea and the last, Eastern Māori was won by Tiaki Omana in the 1943 election.
		Ratana The Man, The Church, The Movement (1st ed.) A.H and A.W. Reed Ltd ISBN 0-589-00619-3.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ratana (1056 words)

	Po Tiki Exhibition:::::AIMEE RATANA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ratana was a recipient of a Te Waka Toi Art Scholarship, this past year, which helped meet the costs associated with mounting the exhibition.
		Ratana comes from a family of art makers with her father and older sister both active in the contemporary Maori art scene.
		Ratana provokes a discussion surrounding the authenticity of an object to a culture and to the individual.
	www.wananga.ac.nz /2004_Prog/1_contents/15Art_Taketake_aimee.html (776 words)

	Sleeping giant (Ratana Pa 2002) By Keith Newman
		Ratana placed four objects on the table: a potato, a gold watch, a greenstone tiki and a huia feather.
		Ratana candidates held three out of the Maori four seats by 1938, and the fourth was captured in 1943.
		Many of the young people who visit Ratana Pa each year or who live there are acutely aware of their founder's prophecy that one day there will be a spiritual revival beginning with those who have followed his teachings.
	www.wordworx.co.nz /Ratana2002.htm (1970 words)

	Te Haahi Ratana: Temple (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During Ratana’s Tai Rawhiti tour November 13th 1926, the sisters or nurses (Neehi) whose job is to visit the sick and assist the Apostles in their work, the name Neehi was changed to Awhina (Helpers).
		Ratana expressed to Bishop Nakada and his people the importance of the 8th November 1918, the visitation of the Holy Spirit, and ever since Ratana’s visit in 1924 Bishop Nakada and his people observe and celebrate this important day.
		Ratana referred to the waka’s mounted on the Manuao veranda as lifeboats, spiritual lifeboats.
	www.tehaahiratana.co.nz /temple.html (7469 words)

	Ratana Home and Floral - Furniture West (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ratana was established in 1980 with a vision to bring the natural beauty of rattan furniture into homes.
		Over the years with hard work and enthusiasm, Ratana diversified its product line with various types of furniture and home decor items to blend into a wider range of lifestyles, creating greater client satisfaction.
		Moreover, Ratana actively participates in major furniture and gift shows across Canada and the U.S., with permanent showrooms at world-renowned venues in Las Vegas and High Point.
	www.furniturewest.ca /memberprofiles/ratana.html (285 words)

	Te Haahi Ratana: History
		Wiremu Ratana suffered tremendous testing upon his physical body the trials he was forced to undertake looking at his true nature as a man all the sins, he committed, and to repent in preparation for his work as a travelling evangelist.
		Ratana asked Father Seamer to take over the care of the children of the Movement; therefore, he placed the needs to host the children in the hands of the Methodist Church, which the Church building Piki Te Ora would be utilised for the teaching of the Maramatanga.
		Ratana’s reputation as a faith healer was preceding him, and the English and American papers copied the newspaper articles dealing with him and his ministry, thus his story unfolded throughout the world.
	www.tehaahiratana.co.nz /history.html (18500 words)

	Ratana Revisited book promotion
		Ratana Revisited by Auckland writer Keith Newman was launched on Sunday and was written with the assistance of senior church figures.
		This landmark book brings together the hidden history of Ratana, the widespread nationwide influence of this pan-tribal movement and it is hoped it may restore to the morehu (the faithful survivors) a sense of their own heritage and destiny.
		T.W. Ratana was many things: a healer; a prophet; a political visionary; and advocate of the Treaty of Waitangi.
	www.wordworx.co.nz /RatanaRevisited.htm (1316 words)

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