June 06, 2023
Ko Murihiku Marae kei te tihi o te mahi toitū


Kua eke a Murihiku Marae i Waihōpai ki te panekiretanga o te tiaki taiao whai muri i tana whakahoutanga ina tata tonu nei. Hei tā tētahi o ngā kairīpoata i te Rūnanga o Kāi Tahu hei tā Shakayla Andrews-Alapaki, ko te painga ake ko te kite i tana whakamahi i ngā rawa whakahou hei oranga mō te marae, me tōna tini hapori.
Nō te Paraire kua taha ake nei i whakatuwherahia te marae hou e te Minita Whanake ā-rohe a Kiritapu Allen i tētahi hui nui whakaharahara mō te rohe o Waihōpai i te kei o te Waka a Māui.
Hei tā Andrews-Alapaki, he tuatahitanga tēnei whakahoutanga marae. “He mea hou, ehara mō tēnei marae, engari mō ngā marae katoa. Koia nei te marae tuatahi, me kī, e whai ana i ngā sustainable practices mō te marae. Nō reira, kei reira ngā solar panels, kei reira ngā rauemi mō te hapai i ngā māra, ērā atu momo mea.”