Kāi Tahu ki Ōtaki me Horowhenua
Ngā mate
Rātou te huka mate ki a rātou, tātou te huka ora ki a tātou. Our aroha goes out to Puhi-Carlotta Campbell whose brother, Harry Taiaroa Pene, 58, passed away in Tasmania recently.
Puhi shared with us the journey of the whānau pani, bringing their loved one home.
“…his ashes were brought back from Tasmania to be buried with our mother Gwen, daughter of Puhi Taiaroa-Royal in Rotorua. His children, from Darwin, Melbourne and Tasmania accompanied their dad to Te Mangungu Marae in Naenae, where we had a tangi on Sat 27 September. We attended the Mihingare church service at 9am the next day, then began our travels north, stopping off to pay our respects to our tūpuna at Kikopiri Marae and Kererū Marae.”
Ka taki tonu te kākau ki tō tātou tukāne, tō tātou rakatira a Harry Taiaroa Pene i mate i Tahimania. I nehua ōna pukarehu ki te taha o tōna hākui ki Rotorua. E te tukāne e Harry, kei te mōteatea kā mahara, kei te pātuki tonu te tarāuma i tō karotaka atu. Haere, ki a rātou mā kua wehe i mua i a koe, haere, haere, haere atu rā.
Outward Bound
This month Jaime Ratapu was given the opportunity to participate in Outward Bound and being the ‘go-getter’ that she is, she leapt at the chance. Jaime is a descendant of Hohepa Huria (Kāi Tūāhuriri). We look forward to hearing about your adventures when you return later this month, Jaime.