Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 30, 2021 4:32:29 GMT 12
ŌRĀPŌTA!!! AUCKLAND IWI LAUNCH 111-YEAR-OLD STEAM TRAIN FOR MATARIKI
At 111-years-old it's not often you get gifted another name to use, but that’s what happen to the Ww 480 steam engine being named Tāiki by the local iwi of Waiuku to celebrate at Matariki time.
Ngāti Te Ata and the Glenbrook Vintage Railway have teamed up to celebrate Te Mātahi o Te Tau (the Māori New Year) differently with Waiuku iwi ancestral names to remember the history of the area.
The names, Tāiki is a famous tupuna of Ngāti Te Ata, and Te Tuhionorangi is a historic pā site at the mouth of the Manukau Harbour......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300343584/rpta-auckland-iwi-launch-111yearold-steam-train-for-matariki
At 111-years-old it's not often you get gifted another name to use, but that’s what happen to the Ww 480 steam engine being named Tāiki by the local iwi of Waiuku to celebrate at Matariki time.
Ngāti Te Ata and the Glenbrook Vintage Railway have teamed up to celebrate Te Mātahi o Te Tau (the Māori New Year) differently with Waiuku iwi ancestral names to remember the history of the area.
The names, Tāiki is a famous tupuna of Ngāti Te Ata, and Te Tuhionorangi is a historic pā site at the mouth of the Manukau Harbour......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300343584/rpta-auckland-iwi-launch-111yearold-steam-train-for-matariki