February 16, 2023
He matapihi ki ngā rā o ngā tūpuna


Kua tuwhera tētehi matapihi ki ngā rā o ngā tūpuna ki te pūaha o te awa o Urenui i Taranaki. Kua huraina e Ngāti Mutunga ngā papa pānui e 3 e whakamōhio atu ana ki te tini me te mano ngā korero tuku iho o te hau kāinga.
E ai ki te pouwhakahaere o Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Mutunga, e ai ki a Mitchell Ritai, ka kōrero ngā papa pānui i te hītori o ngā pā e rima o te takiwā, arā, ko Te Urenui, ko Pohokura, ko Kumarakaiamo, ko Te Pihanga, me Maruehi.
“Ko te mea nui ki a mātou kia taea e te tini tangata kia kite rā he pā ki konei. Ehara ko te puke noa iho, ehara ko ngā rākau e tupu ana noa iho, engari i te wā o mua, i te wā o ngā tūpuna, he wāhi noni ngā kumu – he kupu nō roto i a Taranaki nei mō te wāhi papa kāinga, mō nga wāhi noho o ngā mātua tūpuna.”