WAKA HUIA - WAIRAKA

I tēnei hotaka Waka Huia, ka whakatewhatewha tātou i te mana me te tapu o te tuawahine o Ngāti Awa, ko Wairaka. Kua kaha rangona e te marea tōna pūrākau mō te waka o Mataatua, nāna nei te taone o Whakatāne i tapa.
Ka ākona hoki e tātou tōna noho ki Tāmaki Makaurau, me te hirahira o ōna tapuwae ki reira mō āna uri whakaheke.
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This episode of Waka Huia explores the journey of the Ngāti Awa ancestress, Wairaka. Typically known as the heroine who rescued the Mataatua Waka and the reason the town of Whakatāne has its name.
We also learn about the time she spent in Auckland and the different places she ventured to that still hold significance to her descendants today.
Moerangi Black (🌱Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tūhoe),
Dr. Puoroto Ngaropo (🌱Ngāti Awa, Te Arawa, Te Rarawa)
Ringatohu: Ashley Clark
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[@missymason2377]

Ko te whaling niue au. Taku tamariki/ now adults . Te tupuna ngati pukeko. Poroporo. Mataika marae.

[@papawilliamabraham-ll1rg]

Kai Ora Koto e iwi maori ❤❤❤❤❤ whakatanei

[@GeorgeJames-o5y]

The statue is of the first Mayors wife of Whakatane who perished out at sea ship caught in a storm on her way to England.

[@hutshillman1596]

That aint wairaka on the rock its n old pakehA memkrial to his wife

[@jetblackhair92]

Kia koe toku tipuna nui a Wairaka. Ka timu te tai, ka maunu ki te wai. Te rere o Ohinemataroa. Ko koe Putauaki e kimokimo noa atu nei 🎉😊

[@Dawn_Aramoana63]

My youngest sister's mddle name is Wairaka. We are of Upokorehe descent. Kia ora whanau ❤

[@samos343guiltyspark]

KiaOra cuz, I'm a descendant too.

[@Dawn_Aramoana63]

@@samos343guiltyspark Kia ora kahi. 😊

[@JonTeriini]

Rawe ♥Wonderful to see the mana of Wairaka broadcast.

[@esther-e6s9y]

Kei konei tonu koe ne Ati 😄😊⚔️🔥🔥🪖 NUZEALAND

[@Happy-ij3rf]

Waiwaiā!

[@vwwilson8625]

He rawe te kōrero nei i kōrerotia e korua, me te mōhio hoki ki te take i whakararu ai a Wairaka, aue ko tōna pohehetanga hoki, me te nanakiatanga hoki o Maiurenui, he hātakēhi tērā, engari, he rawe ki te mōhio i te tikanga o taua kōrero ināianei, ngā mihi.