Lit up: Lantern-making fun ahead of the hikoi

Family time... Young McCrae clan members (from left) Archie (8), Leo (6), Eli (6), Ruby (4) and Sienna (6) enjoyed reuniting recently, with Leo and Ruby back in New Zealand on holiday from Qatar. Devonportresident grandparents Margot and Colin McRae took the cousins to the Community House for Matariki lantern-making activities before the Takarunga hikoi.

Right: Porter Abercrombie (5) receives guidance from father, and professional basketballer, Tom Abercrombie. Porter has followed in her dad’s footsteps in attending Hauraki School. Below: Abraham Parker (7) came from Bayswater with his mother for an outing, adding to the Mataraki experiences he is being offered at school.