A walk with whānau

On behalf of our whānau, a big thank you to Wendy Heath-King, Tewera King and all the Waihao Marae whānau, who made us feel so welcome on our stay at your beautiful marae.

Thanks also to the group that entertained us with all their beautiful waiata. We travelled from Te Tairawhiti (Gisborne) to Bluff on a ten-day haerenga, staying first at Waihao. While there, we visited the headstone of our tupuna Horomona Pohio. Our journey then took us to Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki. We also spent a couple of days visiting Moeraki Boulders and Uenuku Marae. From there we made our way down to Te Rau Aroha Marae at Bluff. Some of our members also visited Ruapuke Island. We thank you all very much and hope to see you again in the future. Arohanui te whānau Akuhata-Brown. [Read more…]