April 10, 2024
Mahara Okeroa | Kua tae kē te wā kia whakamana tika te kāwanatanga i a Taranaki maunga
Ku roa nei ngā uri o Taranaki rohe e tatari ana kia hoki atu te mana o tō rātou tūpuna maunga ki ā ia anō.
Koia te kōrero a te māngai ō mua mō Te Tai Tonga, uri o Parihaka anō hoki a Mahara Okeroa whai muri i te pānuitanga tuatahi o Te Pire Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Maunga ki pāremata inānahi.
Hei tā Okeroa, ko te tautoko a ngā pāti o te pāremata i te whakataunga a te pire te mea motuhake rawa.
Anei āna kōrero, ‘mai rā anō te hē, rātou e mururaupatu hoki te tūpuna a Taranaki. Mai te wā i haramai rātou ki Aotearoa nei me ā rātou whakaaro kino ki ngā iwi katoa o Ngāmotu. I te wānangananga kei roto i te whare nei, te mea tino ohorere, mīharo rawa ki taku ngākau Māori e koropūpū ana- ka whakaengia te katoa o ngā pāti ki te pire.’