On 13 March, Poutini Ngāi Tahu, Makaawhio me Ngāti Waewae, along with Arahura Kōhanga and Hokitika Primary, had the honour of welcoming Eleanor Catton, author of The Luminaries to Arahura.
A large part of the wonderful story of The Luminaries is based at Arahura, with a character named Te Rau Tauwhare and a story that acknowledges Poutini Ngāi Tahu as tangata whenua.
Eleanor Catton with Tauwhare desendants, Makaire Tainui and Lucy Tonihi.
School children gather to meet Eleanor Catton.