October 02, 2012
Kei ā Aaron ēra pukenga hei whakahaere ngā whainga ō te tari raka
Ko Aaron Taikato tāra i riro i te turanga hou Pou Tairangahau i te Tari ō te Papa Atawhai mo te Tai Tokerau nei.
Ko te turanga nei he mahi hei piri atu ki ngā whanau hapu iwi ō te Tai Tokerau nei kia whakamōhio atu ki ā rātou ngā ahuatanga katoa ō te mahi tiaki i ā Papatuanuku.
Ko te kōrero ā Chris Jenkins tātahi kaimahi ō Te Papa Atawhai kei ā Aaron āra pukenga hei whakahaere ngā whainga ō te tari raka.
Rua tekau tau ā Aaron i mahi i te ope taua ō Ngati Tumatauenga.
I mutu i reira i hunuku ia ki te taha ō te whanau ō tōna hoa wahine i Motatau.
No te Pei ō Pereti ā ia.
Mea nei ā Aaron he maha hōki ō ngā rauemi, ngā tāonga, ngā rakau kauri, ngā onepu ō te Tai Tokerau ko tana he kaha nona ki te awhina ki ngā iwi nei ō te Tai Tokerau ki te tiaki pai ki te whakaora pai i ngā mea ā Papatuanuku kia kore e mate, kia kore e mimiti haere aua momo.
Ko tana anō he tikanga kia mahi ngatahi ngā iwi me Te Papa Atawhai hei whai oranga anō mō ngā tāonga kua waihohia e ngā matua tipuna. Mea nei ia Nau te rourou, naku te rourou ka ora te iwi.