November 10, 2023
Joe Pihema: He aha te rautaki whakamua i a Ngāti Whātua


Nō te Wenerei whakaingoa ai ngā mema poari hōu ki te Runanga o Ngāti Whātua, ā, ko te mahi tuatahi mā rātou ko te āta wānanga i ngā hiahia matua o te iwi.
Koia te kōrero a te kainoho hōu ki te tūru mō Ōrākei takiwā a Joe Pihema ki tō mātou hōtaka o Manako.
Ko ngā mema hōu, ko Manga Nathan Patuawa rātou ko Lillian Patuawa, ko John Rahui, ko Jamie Toko ki te takiwā o Wairoa ki te Raki.
Ko Deb Nathan rātou ko Tyrone Raumati, ko Virginia Warriner ki te takiwā o Otamatea.
Ko Richard Nahi rāua ko Margie Tukerangi i te takiwā o Kaipara ki te tonga.
Ka mutu, ko Druls Barrett i te takiwā o Whangārei.
Hei tā Pihema, mātua ki a ia ko te rautaki whakamua i te iwi.
“…kia tirohia anohia e te runanga tana whainga nui, ne?. I tēnei wā, kāhore mātou e tino kite nei he aha te whainga nui o tēnei mea te runanga.”