Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 7, 2019 4:06:18 GMT 12
NEW POU FOR NGĀTI KAHU
The dawn chorus surrounding Ikatiritiri was met with the resounding hum of ancient karakia as a carved pou depicting centuries of Ngāti Kahu history was unveiled with the completion of the new two-laned bridge at Taipā.
This monument commemorates Māmaru, the sea-faring vessel in which Kupe, that great Polynesian explorer and navigator used to voyage from Hawaiiki, crossing the Pacific Ocean and discovering Aotearoa. It also pays homage to the dedication of soldiers during the world war who fought with the 28th Māori Battalion.
Kupe made numerous voyages around Aotearoa including the Chatham Islands. On his return to Hawaiki, Mamaru was taken over by Te Parata and Tūmoana who came to Aotearoa during the Great Migration, bringing with them the ancestors of the Ngāti Kahu people.....
tehiku.nz/te-hiku-tv/haukainga/11576/new-pou-for-ngati-kahu
The dawn chorus surrounding Ikatiritiri was met with the resounding hum of ancient karakia as a carved pou depicting centuries of Ngāti Kahu history was unveiled with the completion of the new two-laned bridge at Taipā.
This monument commemorates Māmaru, the sea-faring vessel in which Kupe, that great Polynesian explorer and navigator used to voyage from Hawaiiki, crossing the Pacific Ocean and discovering Aotearoa. It also pays homage to the dedication of soldiers during the world war who fought with the 28th Māori Battalion.
Kupe made numerous voyages around Aotearoa including the Chatham Islands. On his return to Hawaiki, Mamaru was taken over by Te Parata and Tūmoana who came to Aotearoa during the Great Migration, bringing with them the ancestors of the Ngāti Kahu people.....
tehiku.nz/te-hiku-tv/haukainga/11576/new-pou-for-ngati-kahu