October 09, 2012
Ko ngā painga ka puta mai ko te hauora ō te tangata


He tango tarutaru me ngā raakau koretake ā te Pakeha ngā mahi ā ātahi tangata ō Ngati Rangataua me Ngati Pukeko.
Tāra tātahi whenua i uhia katoatia e ngā rakau pōriro, ā he kaupapa i whaia e Ropata Kopae me āna kaiawhina kia mārakerake i taua whenua kei te hauauru ō te marae ō Rangataua i Whakatane.
Ki ngā kōrero ā Ropata Kopae ko ngā painga ka puta mai ko te hauora ō te tangata ta te mea, he rakau te privet e purukati ana i te hā ō te tangata anō nei kei te pupuri i te mate huango.
Ko tānei kaupapa i tuku puutea i Te Kaunihera Putaiao ō Te Waiariki me Te Hiringa Tangata, arā ngā rakau nunui ko te privet me te Japanese walnut ānei rakau hei kōtipu i te hā ō te tangata ahakoa te hua ka taka mai i te raakau Hāpani.