Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 7, 2020 3:54:55 GMT 12
TE RARAWA UNVEILS ANOTHER POUWHENUA
Te Rarawa has unveiled a new pouwhenua at Waimahutahuta, Ahipara, described by Te Rarawa chairman Haami Piripi was a very old location, named by ancestors during the time of Kupe (950 AD).
"Places like these provide the basis for establishing mana on the land and sea, and form part of a network of nomenclature and occupation," he said.
"Pouwhenua ceremonies are becoming increasingly important amongst the roles and responsibilities of kaitiaki, being the posts to which our ancestry and history can be attached. They are expressions of our identity and local understanding based upon centuries of countless deeds of our forebears," Piripi said........
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Te Rarawa has unveiled a new pouwhenua at Waimahutahuta, Ahipara, described by Te Rarawa chairman Haami Piripi was a very old location, named by ancestors during the time of Kupe (950 AD).
"Places like these provide the basis for establishing mana on the land and sea, and form part of a network of nomenclature and occupation," he said.
"Pouwhenua ceremonies are becoming increasingly important amongst the roles and responsibilities of kaitiaki, being the posts to which our ancestry and history can be attached. They are expressions of our identity and local understanding based upon centuries of countless deeds of our forebears," Piripi said........
www.nzherald.co.nz/northland-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503402&objectid=12354379