Rūnaka members were invited to the recent 20th anniversary celebrations of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti. A moving part of the celebration was during the pōwhiri when whakaahua (photographs) of deceased kaumātua who had been supporters of the kura were brought onto the kura. The Parata whānau were among those who brought a photograph of their pōua, Barney Taiapa. [Read more…]