Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 24, 2024 5:32:39 GMT 12
AUCKLAND IWI LAUNCH FIRST CEREMONIAL WAKA IN A QUARTER-CENTURY
It was a cold and wet, but certainly not miserable morning in Tāmaki Makaurau on Sunday, as central Auckland-based iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei launched their first ceremonial waka in nearly 25 years.
The waka is named Te Kawau, both a reflection of their ancestor Apihai Te kawau and the Kawau bird. The name was chosen during a seven hour-long wānanga on Saturday....
www.stuff.co.nz/te-ao-maori/350320218/auckland-iwi-launch-first-ceremonial-waka-quarter-century
It was a cold and wet, but certainly not miserable morning in Tāmaki Makaurau on Sunday, as central Auckland-based iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei launched their first ceremonial waka in nearly 25 years.
The waka is named Te Kawau, both a reflection of their ancestor Apihai Te kawau and the Kawau bird. The name was chosen during a seven hour-long wānanga on Saturday....
www.stuff.co.nz/te-ao-maori/350320218/auckland-iwi-launch-first-ceremonial-waka-quarter-century