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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 15, 2020 4:02:17 GMT 12
TOITOI'S FORCE AND JACINDA'S CRUSH ON HAWKE'S BAYAfter a six-year renovation the venue, now renamed Toitoi, had its life force unveiled in its new setting and rededicated by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in February. Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Inc Chairman, Ngahiwi Tomoana said the mauri stone was carved onsite at an exhibition called Te Mata in 2005. The Prime Minister unveiled the mauri stone alongside kaumatua Jerry Hapuku and spoke about the long relationship she has with Hawke's Bay and its people. "I was the bridesmaid at Jerry's son's wedding, so we know each other from many moons ago," she said...... www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12323591
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