Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 10, 2019 3:35:50 GMT 12
NGĀTI KAHUNGUNU KI WAIRARAPA CELEBRATES ITS FIRST KNIGHT, SIR KIM WORKMAN
More than 200 people gathered at Pāpāwai Marae in Greytown today as Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa celebrated the first person from their iwi to be knighted.
"There's an acknowledgement that if you stick to tikanga Māori and you stick to your whakapapa you will be honoured from all sides," he said.
"I think essentially it means we have to redefine the relationship between the Crown and Māori, and we have to give Māori much more authority over their own lives."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/402876/ngati-kahungunu-ki-wairarapa-celebrates-its-first-knight-sir-kim-workman
More than 200 people gathered at Pāpāwai Marae in Greytown today as Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa celebrated the first person from their iwi to be knighted.
"There's an acknowledgement that if you stick to tikanga Māori and you stick to your whakapapa you will be honoured from all sides," he said.
"I think essentially it means we have to redefine the relationship between the Crown and Māori, and we have to give Māori much more authority over their own lives."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/402876/ngati-kahungunu-ki-wairarapa-celebrates-its-first-knight-sir-kim-workman