May 29, 2024
Makarita Paku | Ka hautu a Darcy Nicholas i te waka Ahurei Toi Whakaari o Aotearoa
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Ka whai wāhi atu ngā ringa toi Māori 15 ki te whakaatu i o rātou mahi toi ki te Ahurei Toi Whakaari o Aotearoa.
Hei tā tō mātou māngai kōrero hei tā Makarita Paku, ko te aronga nui kia hāpai i te hunga ringa toi Māori kia whai i ēnei momo mahi. Ā te Paraire timata ai te kaupapa ei ki te whare o TSB ki Te Whanganui a Tara tae noa ki te tuarua o Hune.
Hei tā Paku, ka kitea e te hunga tae atu ki te kaupapa i ngā mahi rerekē o te ao toi.
‘Ko te kaupapa nei he whakatairanga i ngā ringa toi Māori o te motu, kua tonoa ngā kairinga toi 15 me ā rātou pūkenga matua pērā i te pounamu, ngā mētara, ngā whakarākai o te tinana, otirā ko rātou ngā tangata waituhi he paita. Ko te rangatira e arahi nei i a mātou ko Darcy Nicholas.’