Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.
I te Paraire kua pahure ake nei, i haere te puna ki Piritahi Marae. I ako rātou i ngā kōrero tuku iho, ā, i whakawhiti mātauranga mō te whenua o Ngāti Paoa. Hei utu ō rātou manaakitanga, i āwhina ngā wāhine ki te whakapai me te horoi i te marae. E rere ngā tai o mihi kia Ngāti Paoa, kei runga noa atu koutou.
On Friday 20 February, Te Puna o Hiwa-i-te-rangi marked its first anniversary with a visit to Piritahi Marae on Waiheke Island, learning more about the history of Ngāti Paoa. The wāhine of the Puna learnt about the history of Ngāti Paoa and kōrero around the wharenui ‘Kia Piritahi’ which is pictured below. In exchange for the rich matauranga that Ngāti Paoa shared, the wāhine then cleaned up the marae.
Te Puna o Hiwa-i-te-Rangi would like to thank the uri o Ngāti Paoa, Whaea Drina Paratene, the hapai ō and ngā Kaiako o te Puna for organising this wonderful day for them. Nui te aroha kia koutou.
Whatungarongaro te tangata, toitū te whenua.