Excellent video. Going through You Tube and came across it. Will follow you for a while. Due to ill health this is the only way I travel these days, but I'm getting around the world very cheaply. Thank you.
Oh sorry to hear of your ill Health thats not good... We certainly get out into some pretty awesome spots here in New Zealand. Hope we can bring a smile to your dial.
Woohoo! I've been there - over 60 years ago! We had a farm out of Dannevirke so Akitio was 'our beach'. I'm sure visits were rare but I remember Dad and my uncle fishing and crayfishing while Mum and I enjoyed the beach. Your aurora time lapse was stunning. Thanks for this lovely video of a special and secret place.
Oh wow over 60 years ago, the place prob didn't have any holiday homes then... It's such a lovely place, would be worth while having a place out there.
Great Video, New Sub here (i think) I have been living in the lower NI for close to 30 years, (ex cantabian) Well done for spending time on the road with your kids at such a great time of their life, I agree Akitio is brilliant, if you haven't been there the next beach North is equally good at Herbertville, Dannevirke is a great place, well done on the trip to Waihi falls, I recon they are remote which everway you go, that Waione to waihi falls roads is very sketchy, looking forward to seeing more of your videos, thanks for sharing
Thanks mate, we've loved the adventure of travel, we were always very keen campers through the years with the kids so this kind of adventure made a lot of sense for us and we love. We'll see ya in the next one
we've had a bunch of new people jump on board our journeys which is great, enjoy our travels, tomorrow we're sailing to the South Island for a bunch of winter adventures, hoping to get in the snow and ice.
Absolutely awesome love your content and your Whanau values there is another beautiful spot a little bit further down the coast out from Martinborough called tora I think you guys would absolutely love it there wish yous all the best
I'm so keen on checking out Tora, looks like such a cool place, well cool for us any way, looks like theres just raw Nature out there, it's on the list of places to get to.
This is a beautiful spot bro, I used to go diving and fishing here in the 80's as a teenager with my Aunty and uncle and cousins, Crayfish galore and the paua OMG, quiet relaxing spot too
it's an awesome spot, likely to stay peaceful as well... Prob very busy in the summer though, like most places.. I'll be looking forward to heading back there one day. Thanks for watching bro.
Oh well done, it's a bucketlist opportunity really. The Aurora is so magical, I'm grateful for technology that alerts us to these things, otherwise I'd probably would have been in the caravan editing a video and would have missed the whole thing.
@@leopardsgowild same thats how i know. We have a westcoast one and then aurora australis one. I saw mine close to Kumara at Kapitea resevoir with reflection on the water. Magical. Had a photo printed in the locoal paper too. So feel famous!
yea mate, it's on your back yard, but not... Close but a bit of a drive out to the coast... Hows' your guys travel plans looking? When do you finally hit the road?
@@leopardsgowild yeah big weekend moving everything into the shed so we will have to hit the road soon after that maybe this Wednesday! Just saw your Whakaipo bay clip looks cool that might be our first stop. 😁
Mike, what an awesome effort in the kitchen. We have now added Akitio to our list to visit this month. We were at Otaki Beach for the Aurora - man it was amazing. Keep the videos coming.
@@leopardsgowild - I hope you have a nice day or two there. Shame we missed you. But I'm sure we will be star struck when we do meet your family on the road! I'll post a few pics on the Living on the Road Facebook page for you. I gather you have a booking for the ferry soon?
The wind is ‘REAL’!!! I lived in a 6x3 cabin the first spring I was here and survived.. it’s not for the faint hearted.. but like all things, is temporary and the mostly beautiful calm days more than make up for it
That meal looked amazing... I'm well jealous that you cook Mike, I have a non-cooking partner. I also saw that short you put up about the Art Deco festival. We were there and stayed on the waterfront with other NZMCA campers and also at Clifton Beach - I wish we'd run into you for a chat! Enjoy your new adventures.
Napier is always a pretty busy time for us, cause it's home, so we have lots of visits to do. it's always great being there for Art deco weekend, although this year was so much busier than I have ever seen it, so much fun.
Epic everything Mike!!! The kids r so awesome, soph is hilarious, you really are great at making these vids... thank u guys for all you do,, somedays I get lonely out here but your vids always cheer me up.. ✌️🤙❤️ have a great day Leopards
Thanks Cam, i'm glad we bring some joy to your life.... soph really is a comedian, she's never overly keen to be on the camera, but when we meet people who follow us, she's always having a long chat with fellow campers.
Gee i havent been back there for years when the kids were small we use to go there ofen mostly just before xmas as it gets too crowded do diving get crays ,para, fish thats all you need i see a few exrta houses built old Robbies placecstill there he was the crayfisherman he lost his pot hauler over board asked me if i would dive down to get it how deep said 70ft no problem doen i go bang theres the hauler right there so tyied rope on up i come then up she comes then i have always got 6crays from every time we come over thoses were the good days
Oh mate, you must have been an exceptional diver going that deep. It's still a very quiet and peaceful part of the world, I'll look forward to heading back out that way in the future.
I do find cooking quite therapeutic, and it's always a bit of an adventure seeing how it will turn out. that Aurora was a very cool display, did you guys see it?
Regards the soup pot issue if you don’t have one get a crockpot , use very little power and big enough to cook up a big curry or soup, we cook whole chickens in it as well ..
thanks mate, we did gt a nice massive one from kmart that will work well on the Gas hop in the caravan, we'll look forward to some soup in the coming week, looks like it's gonna get cold.
When there’s been a bit of rain, the entire rock face of Waihi Falls is a thundering torrent. Nice to see Akitio from a different perspective, haven’t been out there since the cyclone.
Oh we were talking about how those falls must pump in the rain, a clear water line on the river bed there of when it's running high. Akitio is a pretty awesome spot.
It's fine, road feels a little bit narrow but I just stay in my lane and don't look at the mirrors to often because passing cars feel really close. Definitely harder stretches of road
@@leopardsgowild yeah we planning a trip to Auckland and we just wondering what to do it'll be our second trip with the caravan so might go round.thanks again guys .
Good to see those subscribers ticking up; you should put your fridge magnets on the fridges in Top 10 kitchens ;-) Thanks for showing us this place; not too far from Kāpiti for me, so it's going on my bulging Leopards List!
Yea the subs are a constant uphill grind, thanks youtube... top 10's we've never been to, they are so expensive, over $100 a night for us to park our caravan there, we like the little isolated camp sites, if we're paying we just like some power, and our main preference is unmetered showers lol... We love having nice long, hot showers.
@@leopardsgowild Yep, I know you don't stay there; I've been following you guys from Day 1. My point is there are loads of travellers going through those places who don't realise all of the other, better, more remote places to stay, so they'd really benefit from your videos. And there's no harm in you popping in and whacking a magnet on their fridges while you're passing through?
Great video mate, you could almost mistake it for the remoteness of the South Island plus all the slash on the beach (which is a disgrace). Bet it’s great being back on the road again, feels so different after spending time in the towns and cities eh? That waterfall looked like a fantastic swimming hole (in summer tho) 👍
yes totally, this is just what the soul needed, somewhere out the way, that was quiet and peaceful we loved it out here, would be a great spot in the summer months.
great spot out there, schools closed, but still there, seems like a recent closure. I think you can get diesel at the boat club, and there was a fish n chip stall, and a little shop at the camp ground.
Yahoo life back on the road again👌. That brekkie and dinner looked soooo good. What a neat spot. Unusual to have freedom camping so close to a paid camp ground. No shortage of pāua and fire wood. That water fall would be impressive after heavy rain. Happy travels ❤
Yea mate, so good to be on the road again. There is actually a lot of places that have freedom camps right by paid camps. We even stayed at one by Oamaru called kakanui, but 3kms down the road was all day bay freedom camp... it's very common to have a free option close to a paid option. The Paua were awesome to see, would be epic in a calm sea, still a bit of work to find the ones that were =the right size.
yea the beach is covered in wood from cyclone gabriel, apparently the reef was covered in silt until mid summer when it finally cleared itself out after months of weather... I wonder if it's a good protection from erosion, letting it sit there and break the waves.
@@leopardsgowild I was thinking you and Toby could put down a hangi everything you need is there maybe not the rocks although you can use some iron from some where ....but this video is a couple of weeks old so you would be in a different location ....cheers anyway
maybe a little bit... I had a really helpful email from some people in the USA who gave some good examples and tips, which I've tried to do. Sometimes I don't quite have the right image or I don't want to make the title so click baity, trying to stay organic.
hmmm i'm not sure on your sounds here, but I've def been corrected with the wrong pronunciation before, I heard a lot of people refer to it as Ak-A-te -a or even Ack-a-tee, I might not have had it quite right, but I hadn't heard anyone say it properly to go off, #trying my best.
Excellent video. Going through You Tube and came across it. Will follow you for a while. Due to ill health this is the only way I travel these days, but I'm getting around the world very cheaply. Thank you.
Oh sorry to hear of your ill Health thats not good... We certainly get out into some pretty awesome spots here in New Zealand. Hope we can bring a smile to your dial.
I've been to Akitio, used to live near there it's a wonderful place to visit
It really is a slice of paradise, anywhere in NZ I can go that feels like a trip back in time is amazing to me.
Great memories for the kids. Can't put a value on that!
Absolutley, somethings money can't buy, and we are so glad we are doing this with them while they are young.
Woohoo! I've been there - over 60 years ago! We had a farm out of Dannevirke so Akitio was 'our beach'. I'm sure visits were rare but I remember Dad and my uncle fishing and crayfishing while Mum and I enjoyed the beach. Your aurora time lapse was stunning. Thanks for this lovely video of a special and secret place.
Oh wow over 60 years ago, the place prob didn't have any holiday homes then... It's such a lovely place, would be worth while having a place out there.
AWESOME to read about you guys in the NZHERALD today. living life on purpose. :)
Awww thanks mate, yes some very intentional plans were laid, loving the life style
Another cool as video as usual ' capturing the aurora like you did was primo ! Cheers Mike and team , looking forward to the next episode
thanks heaps mate, always love videoing nature in all her glory, flippin awesome display. See ya in the next one.
Awesome such a good watch great to see kids looking after their mum
they are awesome kids, and so helpful, always chipping in and offering to do jobs, I'm glad I get cooked breakfast too lol...
Great looking place to explore Mike! Thanks for another great video, will add to our must visit list!
yea for sure, this is a pretty epic spot if you love the solitude, so much exploring to be done out here as well.
Great Video, New Sub here (i think) I have been living in the lower NI for close to 30 years, (ex cantabian) Well done for spending time on the road with your kids at such a great time of their life, I agree Akitio is brilliant, if you haven't been there the next beach North is equally good at Herbertville, Dannevirke is a great place, well done on the trip to Waihi falls, I recon they are remote which everway you go, that Waione to waihi falls roads is very sketchy, looking forward to seeing more of your videos, thanks for sharing
Thanks mate, we've loved the adventure of travel, we were always very keen campers through the years with the kids so this kind of adventure made a lot of sense for us and we love. We'll see ya in the next one
Amazing underwater footage, great shots of the octopus 🐙
The octopus was such a cool find, go the kids, I'm glad the kids are brave enough to pick it up.
I love what you are experiencing as a family, you’ve got guts to show your kids what life is about! I’m following!
Oh thanks so much... I don't think people realise how hard it was to walk away from our home, jobs, friends to do this, no regrets though
I found a article about you on Facebook tonight and now here I am, scrolling all your videos 😁
we've had a bunch of new people jump on board our journeys which is great, enjoy our travels, tomorrow we're sailing to the South Island for a bunch of winter adventures, hoping to get in the snow and ice.
Beautiful spot,nice drive out as well,lived out at Maharahara for year's, used to go out there now and then, awesome
It's a bloody good spot alright, I imagine it's pretty busy over summer, but the off season is so quiet n peaceful
Great video, Mike boy, those lights were just insane.
thanks mate, yea was such an impressive night sky, I so hope we get another big one like that while we are down south. Those colours were unreal.
Nice one Red Dragon - and that looks so peaceful there a nice place to relax in
yes it's such a great spot, Loved exploring around the area, sea was pretty rough though, but how cool was the reef.
Love this video! Looks like great place to visit
yea it's beautiful, some people prefer places with facilities, but we are pretty self sufficent, we loved being out here almost alone, was great.
Another great video. Thanks for sharing your adventures!
thanks mate, appreciate the feed back always. have a good weekend.
Absolutely awesome love your content and your Whanau values there is another beautiful spot a little bit further down the coast out from Martinborough called tora I think you guys would absolutely love it there wish yous all the best
I'm so keen on checking out Tora, looks like such a cool place, well cool for us any way, looks like theres just raw Nature out there, it's on the list of places to get to.
Loving your videos! Giving me all sorts of ideas! Awesome, thank you!
there are so many great spots to go and explore.
Wow. What a dinner. Looked so yummy. Well done. I’m sure your family appreciates all your efforts with cooking. Great video. Travel safe. 🌞🌞🤗🤗
Yea the kids love all the food that comes from our humble kitchen lol. We def eat well lol...
As always great video guys.
Thanks, we loved this spot.
Another excellent video, thank for that . Akitio is a place we have marked for next summer. A tour into all those East Coast beaches!
Oh great, go and enjoy the peace and the quiet.
This is a beautiful spot bro, I used to go diving and fishing here in the 80's as a teenager with my Aunty and uncle and cousins, Crayfish galore and the paua OMG, quiet relaxing spot too
it's an awesome spot, likely to stay peaceful as well... Prob very busy in the summer though, like most places.. I'll be looking forward to heading back there one day. Thanks for watching bro.
@@leopardsgowild I'm just enjoying reminiscing of days gone by so thanks for posting your video bro awesome, safe travels
I managed to see my first ever aurora that night. With the eye and captured my first photos too. It was amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Oh well done, it's a bucketlist opportunity really. The Aurora is so magical, I'm grateful for technology that alerts us to these things, otherwise I'd probably would have been in the caravan editing a video and would have missed the whole thing.
@@leopardsgowild same thats how i know. We have a westcoast one and then aurora australis one. I saw mine close to Kumara at Kapitea resevoir with reflection on the water. Magical. Had a photo printed in the locoal paper too. So feel famous!
ha ha so famous... We made it on to newshub on the 6pm news so I know how you feel lol.
@@leopardsgowild well done!
your family is so awesome love your content and music our country is so beautiful
Thanks so much, our family is pretty cool alright, we love our adventures.
Thanks for covering our home away from home. I have never heard it pronounced a-kee-ti-oh before. Aka-tea-oh for the locals
Love Akitio
What a cool spot! So close to home for us we will have to go take a look! Thanks for sharing!
yea mate, it's on your back yard, but not... Close but a bit of a drive out to the coast... Hows' your guys travel plans looking? When do you finally hit the road?
@@leopardsgowild yeah big weekend moving everything into the shed so we will have to hit the road soon after that maybe this Wednesday! Just saw your Whakaipo bay clip looks cool that might be our first stop. 😁
Kia ora, nice video. Thanks for showing us around our Ataahua country ❤🇳🇿
Oh we loved being in the area, thanks for watching, hope we did this spot some justice, it's beautiful.
Thank you.. glad to see you on the road again.
so good to be going on an adventure. looking forward to the South island again in just over a week.
Spent all my working life there. Glad you liked it as much as I did
It's a lovely spot, to far from the main road to get most people there, I just loved the place.
Mike, what an awesome effort in the kitchen. We have now added Akitio to our list to visit this month. We were at Otaki Beach for the Aurora - man it was amazing. Keep the videos coming.
Did you see the Aurora from Otaki, thats where we currently are.. Akitio is a pretty awesome spot, hope you enjoy it like we did.
@@leopardsgowild - I hope you have a nice day or two there. Shame we missed you. But I'm sure we will be star struck when we do meet your family on the road! I'll post a few pics on the Living on the Road Facebook page for you. I gather you have a booking for the ferry soon?
@MaureenKeene-ix3ic yes ferry booked for a week's time... don't be to Star struck, we're pretty ordinary lol... definitely enjoyed Otaki
Can't wait to see where you head to! Repeat visits and new places. Safe travels
We were at The Waihi falls on 18th last month.
At certain times, after lots of rain, water pours over the full width of the cliff. It's a great spot.
Been a few photos on our Facebook post of the falls in flood, super impressive.
Love it!! Akitio and Waihi falls are two of the many reasons I moved to Pongaroa:)
Oh it's such a lovely spot... I reckon I could easily live in the area... Peaceful and quiet... Hows the wind in the spring time there?
The wind is ‘REAL’!!! I lived in a 6x3 cabin the first spring I was here and survived.. it’s not for the faint hearted.. but like all things, is temporary and the mostly beautiful calm days more than make up for it
one of my favourite spots in the world
Its way up there on my list now to.
That meal looked amazing... I'm well jealous that you cook Mike, I have a non-cooking partner. I also saw that short you put up about the Art Deco festival. We were there and stayed on the waterfront with other NZMCA campers and also at Clifton Beach - I wish we'd run into you for a chat! Enjoy your new adventures.
Napier is always a pretty busy time for us, cause it's home, so we have lots of visits to do. it's always great being there for Art deco weekend, although this year was so much busier than I have ever seen it, so much fun.
Yumm looking dinner 🍽 😋 😍
We always eat yum food lol... I need to go on a diet.
Epic everything Mike!!! The kids r so awesome, soph is hilarious, you really are great at making these vids... thank u guys for all you do,, somedays I get lonely out here but your vids always cheer me up.. ✌️🤙❤️ have a great day Leopards
Thanks Cam, i'm glad we bring some joy to your life.... soph really is a comedian, she's never overly keen to be on the camera, but when we meet people who follow us, she's always having a long chat with fellow campers.
Gee i havent been back there for years when the kids were small we use to go there ofen mostly just before xmas as it gets too crowded do diving get crays ,para, fish thats all you need i see a few exrta houses built old Robbies placecstill there he was the crayfisherman he lost his pot hauler over board asked me if i would dive down to get it how deep said 70ft no problem doen i go bang theres the hauler right there so tyied rope on up i come then up she comes then i have always got 6crays from every time we come over thoses were the good days
Oh mate, you must have been an exceptional diver going that deep. It's still a very quiet and peaceful part of the world, I'll look forward to heading back out that way in the future.
You're the man Mike, cooking seems like a way to relax for you? That's a nice spot, made special by the Aurora.
I do find cooking quite therapeutic, and it's always a bit of an adventure seeing how it will turn out. that Aurora was a very cool display, did you guys see it?
@leopardsgowild I'm the same with cooking, freestyle all the way.
Yes we took to the Port Hills to see the Aurora
Wow look at all the driftwood
Oh yea so much mess on the beach aye
Mainly pine thanks to Gabriel
Regards the soup pot issue if you don’t have one get a crockpot , use very little power and big enough to cook up a big curry or soup, we cook whole chickens in it as well ..
thanks mate, we did gt a nice massive one from kmart that will work well on the Gas hop in the caravan, we'll look forward to some soup in the coming week, looks like it's gonna get cold.
When there’s been a bit of rain, the entire rock face of Waihi Falls is a thundering torrent. Nice to see Akitio from a different perspective, haven’t been out there since the cyclone.
Oh we were talking about how those falls must pump in the rain, a clear water line on the river bed there of when it's running high. Akitio is a pretty awesome spot.
Hey guys random question,how did you find going over the Auckland harbour bridge?or did you go around
It's fine, road feels a little bit narrow but I just stay in my lane and don't look at the mirrors to often because passing cars feel really close. Definitely harder stretches of road
@@leopardsgowild yeah we planning a trip to Auckland and we just wondering what to do it'll be our second trip with the caravan so might go round.thanks again guys .
Good to see those subscribers ticking up; you should put your fridge magnets on the fridges in Top 10 kitchens ;-) Thanks for showing us this place; not too far from Kāpiti for me, so it's going on my bulging Leopards List!
Yea the subs are a constant uphill grind, thanks youtube... top 10's we've never been to, they are so expensive, over $100 a night for us to park our caravan there, we like the little isolated camp sites, if we're paying we just like some power, and our main preference is unmetered showers lol... We love having nice long, hot showers.
@@leopardsgowild Yep, I know you don't stay there; I've been following you guys from Day 1. My point is there are loads of travellers going through those places who don't realise all of the other, better, more remote places to stay, so they'd really benefit from your videos. And there's no harm in you popping in and whacking a magnet on their fridges while you're passing through?
@@jezthomas4402 true 👍
Beautiful place im from dannevirke it is the locals cupboard for kai.
it's a great reef with plenty of life in it. Pity the sea was a bit rough when we were out here.
Great video mate, you could almost mistake it for the remoteness of the South Island plus all the slash on the beach (which is a disgrace). Bet it’s great being back on the road again, feels so different after spending time in the towns and cities eh? That waterfall looked like a fantastic swimming hole (in summer tho) 👍
yes totally, this is just what the soul needed, somewhere out the way, that was quiet and peaceful we loved it out here, would be a great spot in the summer months.
Okay, you have not met me - BUT I have been in Akitio often and slept there in a batch. Usually went via Pongaroa, but through Weber too.
fantastic, exceptional stretch of coast.
Good firelighting Tobes
he is the master fire lighter any where we go now, he's lighting the fire, in a house fire place, beach, river... toby has it sorted.
Wow it's changed a bit, when I was a kid there used to be a gas station out there.... mind you that was in the early 80's.
great spot out there, schools closed, but still there, seems like a recent closure. I think you can get diesel at the boat club, and there was a fish n chip stall, and a little shop at the camp ground.
Been there a few times over a decade ago reminded me of waikanae of yesteryear
oh Kapiti coast is where Soph grew up, another part of NZ that has grown so quickly aye. Akitio is awesome, but pretty far out the way.
Yes quite a hike, great job on the video. Great to watch
@@debclay2945 thanks
Definitely worth taking a side road or two.
yea mate, I spend quite a bit of time on google maps looking for random places to go, or places that might be good for fishing.
Riley's going to make a great little housewife one day 😄
ha ha, she sure will...
Oh my gosh we used to camp there as kids while dad and all the uncles went to get seafood...
it's such a quiet spot, doesn't sound like it's changed much in the last 50 years, loved it out here.
Yahoo life back on the road again👌. That brekkie and dinner looked soooo good. What a neat spot. Unusual to have freedom camping so close to a paid camp ground. No shortage of pāua and fire wood. That water fall would be impressive after heavy rain. Happy travels ❤
Yea mate, so good to be on the road again. There is actually a lot of places that have freedom camps right by paid camps. We even stayed at one by Oamaru called kakanui, but 3kms down the road was all day bay freedom camp... it's very common to have a free option close to a paid option. The Paua were awesome to see, would be epic in a calm sea, still a bit of work to find the ones that were =the right size.
Stayed at All Day Bay a number of time, great spot if it’s not blowing an easterly😊
OK, so now I have another place on my list that we need to visit. 🙂 We haven't finished this trip yet.
Oh good stuff, We plan to add many more spots for your list in the coming months.
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Thanks.
Send us your lovely kids, cause we need to be spoilt with theirovely cooking!!
Oh I reckon they made cooked breakfast for dinner again tonight, was nice after a full day of rain
I went past your camper when I was out there I walked past your son with my dog
Oh thats cool you'll be very familiar with the area then, what a spot to have close to home? or do you visit from afar?
that's not drift wood. ...it's all the slash that has made its way there......at least you got plenty of firewood
yea the beach is covered in wood from cyclone gabriel, apparently the reef was covered in silt until mid summer when it finally cleared itself out after months of weather... I wonder if it's a good protection from erosion, letting it sit there and break the waves.
@@leopardsgowild I was thinking you and Toby could put down a hangi everything you need is there maybe not the rocks although you can use some iron from some where ....but this video is a couple of weeks old so you would be in a different location ....cheers anyway
@@spider-man910 that would be pretty fun.. Hangis are quite a lot of work though... I think we'll stick to the skillet.
@@leopardsgowild 😂😂👍👍
Hi you need a nz at the end of your thumbnail thingy, never been there but our Wellington friends go every year. Going back to watch more
Driven all those roads in a 8 wheeler truck towing a 3 axle trailer. No problem.
The roads mostly flat, easy driving
Did changing the thumbnails help the channel? I hope they did
maybe a little bit... I had a really helpful email from some people in the USA who gave some good examples and tips, which I've tried to do. Sometimes I don't quite have the right image or I don't want to make the title so click baity, trying to stay organic.
N it is pronounced ack e tio
hmmm i'm not sure on your sounds here, but I've def been corrected with the wrong pronunciation before, I heard a lot of people refer to it as Ak-A-te -a or even Ack-a-tee, I might not have had it quite right, but I hadn't heard anyone say it properly to go off, #trying my best.
That is the English mis-pronunciation. Leopardsgowild’s version is much closer.
@@tutekohe1361 Kia Ora...
Yeah I'm from Dannevirke too and we always said it like ack e teo
@@offgridRockets most people say it that way, it's not Maori pronunciation though which I'm working on.