Ki kā mate o tēnei wā, haere, haere, haere atu rā. Huri noa ki te huka ora, tēnā koutou katoa. Well whānau, we had a wonderful whakawhanauka night back in mid-May, with two important kaumātua. Tāua Jane Davis and Pōua Trevor Howse who both travelled from Te Waipounamu as part of a contingent for the 20th year celebrations of the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu land settlement with us. Although Tā Mark and Matua Kukupa Tirikatene were also scheduled to attend, Auckland’s traffic conspired against us. We were however, very lucky to have deputy kaiwhakahaere Lisa Tumahai, grace us with her presence. [Read more…]