October 09, 2012
Arā ake anō ai te marae ō Pouakani
Hei te tekau ma whitu ō te marama ō Whiringa-a-rangi, arā ake anō ai te marae ō Pouakani i Mangakino i ngā pungarehu.
He mea tahu ngā whare ō te marae e rima tau ki muri, ā, hei tā Niniwa Munroe, kuia ō te marae, he rereke tēnei marae i ētahi atu, na te mea, i whakatuuria mo ngā uri Māori katoa ō te motu i karapinepine ki te tonga ō Waikato, ki te mahi ki ngā pāpuni wai.
“Te marae nei, nā rātou i haere mai ki konei ki te hanga i te whare. Ngā iwi katoa i runga i te whenua, rātou i haere mai i noho i runga i te whenua nei ki te haere mai mahi i ngā mahi”
– Niniwa Munroe