July 08, 2024
Ngahau | He kata nui, he kata roa! Ko Tainapu ia
Ka kata te pō ka kata te ao, i te whakaatu tuatahi ki te ao, ki Te Papaioea i ngā rā whakatā o Tainapu.
Koia te kōrero a Tem Rauhihi te kaiwhakarite o te pō whakangahau o Tainapu, he whakaaturanga hōu ka aro ki te whakakata i ōna kaimātakitaki mā te kōrero ōpaki i te reo Māori.
Hei tā Rauhihi tonui, ka nui ōna mihi ki ōna kaimātakitaki, i puta ki te kai i te kata, hei aha e māori anō ai te kata ki ā tāua te iwi Māori.
“Tuatahi ake pea he mihi atu ki te hunga i tae atu i te pō rā ko te katoa he kōrero Māori anake koirā hoki te kaupapa o Tainapu koirā hoki te whakatutukinga o ērā tāngata i tae atu i te pō rā me mihi atu ki ā rātau katoa i ora ai i whakahautia te kaupapa o Tainapu ināpō [Rāhoroi].”





