Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 4, 2022 4:45:00 GMT 12
COASTGUARD NZ PAY SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO KAUMĀTUA JOE HAWKE AT NAMING CEREMONY FOR ITS TWO NEW LOTTO-FUNDED RESCUE VESSELS
This morning, Coastguard New Zealand welcomed and gave thanks for their special, high-tech new rescue boats and the meaningful names bestowed on them.
The names of both vessels, Joe Hawke Rescue and Hukātai Rescue, have been gifted by local iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and respectively pay tribute to inspirational Takaparawhau (Bastion Point) and Māori land rights leader Joe Hawke who passed away in May 2022 and recognise the iwi’s close connection with the Waitematā......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2209/S00057/coastguard-nz-pay-special-tribute-to-kaumatua-joe-hawke-at-naming-ceremony-for-its-two-new-lotto-funded-rescue-vessels.htm
This morning, Coastguard New Zealand welcomed and gave thanks for their special, high-tech new rescue boats and the meaningful names bestowed on them.
The names of both vessels, Joe Hawke Rescue and Hukātai Rescue, have been gifted by local iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and respectively pay tribute to inspirational Takaparawhau (Bastion Point) and Māori land rights leader Joe Hawke who passed away in May 2022 and recognise the iwi’s close connection with the Waitematā......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2209/S00057/coastguard-nz-pay-special-tribute-to-kaumatua-joe-hawke-at-naming-ceremony-for-its-two-new-lotto-funded-rescue-vessels.htm