New Zealand - Maori Conference - Waiting for the Governor - His Excellency the Governor at the Opening of the Great Maori Conference, Ruatoki - 26/3/1904 - Unknown Photographer - Originally published in "The New Zealand Graphic" #331423 Ruatoki -A locality in the Bay of Plenty Region - Located at the base of the Urewera Valley, approximately 20 km south of Whakatane - The predominantly Māori community of approximately 600 people affiliate with the Tūhoe iwi, with at least ten marae located in the area. - Ruatoki was one of the main sites involved in the 2007 New Zealand anti-terror raids, conducted under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002. (source - Wikipedia)