On 31 October, Hayden Pohio married Talei Presland at Lakes Lodge, Lake Ōkataina. Hayden (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Kahungunu) and Talei have two tamariki, Sophie and Tama.
Hayden completed Aoraki Bound in March, 2008. The wedding was extra special as Fern Whitau (fellow member of Kupe) was their wedding celebrant and other members of their Aoraki Bound rōpū were also present – Jodie Denton, Ann Martin and Tracey Wemyss.
The group photo was taken at Punawhakareia Marae, located on the southern shores of Lake Rotoiti at Punawhakareia Bay. The primary hapū is Ngāti Te Rangiunuora of Ngāti Pikiao. The whare tipuna is named, Uenuku mai Rarotonga, and the marae connects ancestrally to the Arawa waka and the maunga, Matawhaura.
From left, Tracey Wemyss, Ann Martin, Talei Pohio, Hayden Pohio, Fern Whitau and Jodie Denton.
The happy couple with their two tamariki.