March 22, 2024
Poly Fest | He tuitui i ngā whakapapa a Māui Pōtiki
Arā noa atu ngā hononga o ngā tangata o Te Moananui ā-Kiwa, he mea nui te Ahurei Poronīhia, arā te Polyneasian Festival ki a tātou katoa.
Koia te kōrero a te kaiako matua i te kapa o Te Kotuku, a Jeff Ruha, i mua i tā rātou tū āpōpō ki te whakataetae hirahira nei mō ngā kura tuarua o Tāmaki Makaurau.
E whakatairanga ana i ngā ahurea katoa o ngā moutere tae noa mai ki Aotearoa, hei tā Ruha, kei ngā kōrero whakapapa ngā hononga, kei ngā kōrero hitori ngā kōrero.
“pai tēna ki a au, nā te mea ki roto i ngā whakapapa pēra i a mātou e tipu ake nei ki Te Tairāwhiti, i tā mātou kōrero a Māui Potiki, i tipu ake a Māui Pōtiki ki roto i ngā moutere a Tonga, ki roto i ngā whakapapa, e whakawhiti ana e ia ki roto i a Fiji, e whakawhiti ana e ia ki roto i Te Tairāwhiti anō hoki, he hononga tā tātou ki ngā moutere o Te Moananui-a-Kiwa.”