September 21, 2023
He auaha, he hononga, he mahitoi, ki Dowse Art


Tīkina te onepū, hei whakaatu mā te mahitoi i te whakapapa o te tangata ki tōna marae, hei tāngaengae mōna ki tōna whenua, ki ōna tūpuna anō hoki.
Koia te kōrero a te ringatoi o te whakaaturanga Takoto ai te marino, a Raukura Tūrei o Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, mō tōna whakaaturanga nei e tū ana ki te whare taonga o Dowse Art i Te Upoko-o-Te-Ika.Hei tāna, he hokinga mahara mōna, hei kawe i te kōrero tuku iho i te rironga o tōna kuia ki ngā au o Hinemoana,
“nō reira ko tēnei whakaaturanga o Tākoto ai te marino he hononga i te taha o Te Rāwhiti me Te Uru ērā taha e noho ana ōku tīpuna. I riro tōku kuia i a Hinemoana ki te takutai o te hina ki Te Uru. Nō reira ka whakaihi au i a ia, ka whakanui au ia mai te whakamahi i tēnei rauemi te onepū, kua kaha whakaputa au i ēnei peita mō ngā tau e toru,” te kī mai a Tūrei