April 12, 2024
Ahuriri Houkamau | He whakataetae waiata ā-marae ko te haere ki te rohe o Ngāti Kahungunu!
He whakataetae waiata ko te haere ki waenga i ngā marae o Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga hei te marama e heke mai nei.
Hei tā te kaiwhakahaere o te rōpū waiata nō Rongomaraeroa Marae a Ahuriri Houkamau, ko te aronga matua kia mahi tahi ai ngā marae hei honohono atu ki a rātou whanaunga ki raro i te wairua mārie, i te wairua ngahau.
Ka tū te whakataetae a te tua rima o Mei, a e ai ki ngā kōrero a Houkamau, he kaupapa whakahirahira ko te haere ake nei.
Hei tāna, ‘nō ngā iwi te whakaaro kia whakotahi nei i ngā marae o Kahungunu. Ka waeangia e au e ngā iwi, ka tino whakaaro au ki ngā kōrero ki tērā kaupapa hei whakapiri i a tātou, i ngā marae o Kahunhunu. No reira, ka tono atu au ki ngā uri o Rongomaraeroa kia kotahi nei, ā ka haere ake ki Heretaunga ki tērā pakanga nei ki tērā atāmira ngahau ki tērā karapu o Heretaunga.’