What wonderful weather we were gifted with for our mōkihi wānanga on 30 September. This was our first tamariki day at Taumutu without our kaumātua Rose Brown present, but we felt she was there with us ensuring we had the best of conditions for our mahi. We were ably lead by Joe Wakefield with a support crew of Jodi Cameron and Maatakiwi Wakefield. He mihi nui ki a koutou.
There were 35 tamariki who worked diligently on producing small replica mōkihi – this required a lot of patience and perseverance. However, the results were awesome, ka mau te wehi! A small crew produced a large mōkihi which we aim to take on the water at our next tamariki day, so don’t forget to join us Taumutu whānau.
Joe Wakefield demonstrating his paddling technique in the completed mōkihi.
Joe Wakefield completing the final touches to the mōkihi.