February 29, 2024
Anaru Ruawhitu Pōkaia | Manaakiahia ngā hōia Māori kua roa e putu ana
Kia tika kē hoki te tiaki me te raupi a Te Ope Kātua i ōna hōia Māori omua me ngā hōia Māori o te wā nei.
Koia te kōrero a Te Ika a Whiro omua o Te Ope Kātua a Anaru Ruawhitu Pōkaia i te rauna tuatahi o ngā kēhi WAI 2500 a Te Taraipiunara o Waitangi e haere ake nei ki Te Taitokerau ā mohoa noa nei.
Hei tāna mātua rā ko te hāpai i ngā hōia Māori kīhei i manakohia ngā mahi me te toiora o ēnei toa.
E ai ki a Pōkaia, “ko te tūmanako tonu rā tuatahi ake ngā mōrehu nga makorea kia piki te ora ki runga i ērā e ora tonu nei i tēnei wā me te titiro whakamuri ki ngā pāpā ki ngā ruruhi kia mana atu ai ehake i te mea he haere noa ko ēnei o ngā āhuatanga kua heke nā reira ko te whāingatahi kāore kore kia whakakanohi hoki te whakaatu ki a Aotearoa i ngā āhuatanga i puta mai i ā rātou i roto i a [Te Ope] Tauā [a] Rangi, [Te Ope] Tauā Moana, [Ngāti] Tūmatauenga rānei nā reira te muttanga iho kia ora anō rā te pitora.”