October 07, 2012
Kua hoki mai ngā koiwi Māori, ngā koiwi Moriori hoki
Hei te rā nei powhiritia ai ngā koiwi Māori me ngā koiwi Moriori ki te Papa Tongarewa i Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
I roto ngā koiwi nei i ngā whare pupuri taonga e rua ō Ahitereiria.
Hei tā Rewi Spraggon ō Ngati Hine, he oranga ngakau te hokinga mai ō ānei tupuna ki te kainga.
“Ko te mea nui, kua hoki mai rātou, ko hea ngā tau kua ngaro atu i ō rātou whenua tupu. Engari ahau nei e mahi ana i roto i ngā whare pupuri tāonga, e au e mahi ana i reira. I haere au ki tāwahi ki te whakahokia mai ātahi ō ngā moko mokai me ngā koiwi. No reira, kia au nei te tuatahi me hoki ki te wā kainga”.
– Rewi Spraggon