Kāi Tahu ki Waikato
Tēnei te mihi ki a koutou mai i te rohe o Waikato Taniwharau, he piko he taniwha he piko he taniwha. Kua tae mai te wā kia whakanui i te tau tuaiwa o ngā rā koroneihana o Kiingi Tuheitia.
On 17 August, the yearly Kiingitanga Coronation celebrations began at Tūrangawaewae Marae, where there were plenty of activities throughout the week.
On 18 August, a Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu (TRoNT) road show was held at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Tā Mark Solomon and other senior leaders within TRoNT and Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation attended – it was an enlightening event.
On 19 August, we had the privilege of Mātua Terry Ryan visiting us in Ngaruawahia for individual whakapapa appointments.
Then on 20 August, we supported the Ngāi Tahu contingent as they went onto Tūrangawaewae Marae for kawe mate o te motu. We met outside the marae gates at the usual time of 8.30am and were called on by 9.30am. We encouraged all Ngāi Tahu from all parts of the motu to come along and join Kāi Tahu ki Waikato at this amazing event.
Lastly we held our second raraka weaving hui on Friday 21 August in Ngaruawahia. The following is a rundown of the first raraka noho that was held late July.