September 19, 2023
Mai i te marae o ‘Umupuia’ ki te whare pupuri taonga o Te Awakairangi


I whakatūwherahia e te Ringatoi e Raukura Turei nō Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki nō Ngā Rauru Kītahi anō hoki i tōna whakaaturanga ‘Takoto ai te marino’ i te whare taonga o ‘Dowse Art’ i Te Awakairangi.
Hai tā te Ringatoi o ‘Takoto ai te marino’ hai tā Raukura Turei kua koni atu i te 10 tau e whakaaro nei kia whakauruhia te au moana hai rauemi mō āna mahi toi, a, kua whakatinanahia tērā me te aha kei te whare taonga i Awakairangi ngā mahi rā e iriiri ana.
” I ahau e wānanga nei i te taha o te iwi rā i whāki mai tētahi o ngā whaea kēkē ki reira kei te takoto taua au moana rā ki raro i te marae o ‘Tai’ te onepū rā ki Maraetai nō reira ka tīmata māua ki te kohi i taua au moana i ahau e hono ana ki te marae rā, mai i taua hononga kei te kaha uru aua rauemi rā o te au moana ki roto i aku mahi peita”.