November 10, 2023
Ngātiwai celebrate horse culture
Ngātiwai equestrians are showing their skills at Mimiwhangata Coastal Park, just south of Oākura.
The Ngātiwai Horsemans’ Challenge includes a trek today and horse sports tomorrow, including rodeo events and beach races.
Organiser Marino Armstrong says safety and logistics in the isolated Department of Conservation park were a massive challenge.
“There’s just heaps of things that go into putting on events and yeah, like I said, you need the support of your whānau and you know, everyone to be able to pull it off. So grateful to have to work with a good team,” she says.
Marino Armstrong says riders from iwi all over the motu have come to take part.