Broughton's father, who is part Maori, was from Patea in New Zealand and moved to Australia when he was 20 years old.
The same year McDonnell took command of the Patea district, and was instructed to implement the survey of land nominally confiscated from Ngati Ruanui.
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From Hawera the highway follows the coast of the South Taranaki Bight southeastwards to Patea and Wanganui before meeting State Highway 1 again at Bulls.
Its popularity that same year grew further when it was well received by British listeners as the Patea Māori Club toured the United Kingdom, playing at the London Palladium and the Edinburgh Festival, as well as giving a Royal Command Performance.
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"Poi E" is a New Zealand 1984 number-one hit song by the group Patea Māori Club off the album of the same name.