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Ko Wairaka tēnei


He mihi nui ki ngā kaimahi o te kaupapa nei: Moerangi Black Matetu Herewini Alexander McFarland-Ratu Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi Hakahaka Hona

I whakaputaina tēnei pukapuka i te tau 2017 e Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, Whakatāne, Aotearoa. Nā Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa © ngā korero me ngā pikitia. Kei Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa 2017 © te mana tārua i tēnei pukapuka. www.ngatiawa.iwi.nz


K o W a i ra ka t Ä“ n e i


I whÄ nau mai a W a i ra ka i H a wa i k i .


K o To ro a te p ā p ā o W a i ra ka .


K o I ra ke wa te ko ro u a o W a i ra ka .


Ka pa keke a Wa i ra ka ka kÄŤ t Ĺ? na ko ro ua a I ra ke wa. . .


“ K a w e a te k ū m a ra ki tōku whenua tu pu.


K i m i h ia n g Ä to h u w h e n u a .


H e to ka !


He ana!


H e wa i re re ! �


K o n g Ä to h u o I ra ke wa Ä“ n e i !


He i ma h i K o wa i te p ā p ā o W a i ra ka ? K o wa i te ko ro u a o W a i ra ka ? H e a h a n g ā to h u o I ra ke wa ?


T h is is W a i ra ka W a i ra ka wa s b o r n i n H a wa i k i . To ro a is th e fat h e r of W a i ra ka . I ra ke wa is th e g ra n dfat h e r of W a i ra ka . W h e n W a i ra ka g ot o l d e r , h e r g ra n dfat h e r I ra ke wa s a i d , “ Ta ke th e K ū m a ra to t h e l a n d w h e re I g re w u p . S e e k t h e l a n d m a r ks . A ro c k ! A c a ve ! A wate rfa l l ! ” T h ese a re th e s ig n s of I ra ke wa .


Mana pupuri©Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa 2017. Pūmau te mana. Ngā tono ki te kaiwhakaputa i te pukapuka.


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