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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO BE WHAKATŌHEA

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Bonnie Taia, Ngāti Ngahere, Terere marae
May 18, 2020

Ko Maungarangi te Maunga Ko Otara te Awa Ko Te Iringa te Whare Tīpuna Ko Whiripare te Wharekai ...View here »

Hēmi Pirihi, Whakatōhea
May 18, 2020

Tēnā koe Ko Hēmi Pirihi taku ingoa nō ngā hapu katoa ō Whakatōhea My name is Hemi, I am fro...View here »

Tarshar Williams, Ngāti Ngāhere, Ngāti Ira
May 18, 2020

Ko Tarshar Williams tōku ingoa He uri ahau no Ngāti Ngāhere me Ngāti Ira When I was younger I ...View here »

Bradie Paul, Ngāti Ngāhere
May 18, 2020

Ko Maunga a rangi te maunga Ko Otara te awa Ko Te Iringa toku tipuna whare Ko Whiripare toku whar...View here »

Zonia Kurei, Ngāti Ira
May 18, 2020

Ko Zonia Kurei ahau Ko Ngāti Ira toku Hapu I grew up in Ōpōtiki but i now live in Auckland. I ...View here »

Moana Edwardson, Ngai Tamahaua
May 18, 2020

My name is Moana Tinitia Edwardson (nee Farrar). My mother was born and raised in Te Whakatōhea, my...View here »

Hoani & Tarere (Kurei) Temepara, Ngāti Rua, Ngāti Ira
May 18, 2020

Ko Tarere Temepara (nee Kurei) tōku ingoa, Ko Ngati Ira tōku Hapū. He Kaimahi ahau ki Te Kohanga...View here »

Mere Hata-Huata
May 18, 2020

Pūkaeaea tohe nihorau Kei te wānangananga i te pō Kei te wānangananga i te ao Nei ra ko te ra...View here »

Jonnina Temepara, Ngāti Rua, Ngāti Ira, Ngāti Ngahere, Ngai Tamahaua, Torere
May 18, 2020

Te tangata nānā i noho whakarua. Ka rangaranga te muri. Ka tūtū ngā tuatara o te tāmure. Ko...View here »

Sandee Ligavatu (Paruru), Ngāti Rua, Ngātu Patu
May 18, 2020

Ko Sandee Ligavatu (nee Paruru) tōku ingoa I te taha o tōku Pāpā Ko Makeo te maunga Ko Waiaua...View here »

Phil Baker, Ngāti Patumoana, Waiaua Marae
May 18, 2020

Kia ora Cuzzies! Ko Phil Baker ahau Kei Ōtautahi ahau Ko Ngāti Patumoana te hapū Ko Waiaua te...View here »

Manaaki Denton Biddle Tai, Ngai Tamahaua, Ngāti Rua, Ngāti Ira
May 18, 2020

Ko Manaaki Denton Biddle Tai ahau My hāpu are Ngai Tamahaua, Ngati Rua and Ngati Ira. I was born ...View here »

Emerald Mary Muriwai McPhee, Ngāti Ira, Ngai Tamahaua
May 18, 2020

Kia ora Whakatōhea whānau, My name is Emerald Mary Muriwai McPhee. My dad grew up in Ōpōtiki an...View here »

Mitchell Walker, Ngāti Patumoana, Waiaua Marae
May 18, 2020

Mitchell WalkerMy name is Mitchell Walker and I live in Wellington Ko Ngāti Patumoana tōku hapū ...View here »

Lynda Williams, Ngāti Ruatakena, Omarumutu Marae
May 18, 2020

My name is Lynda Williams and I live in Ōpōtiki Ko Ngāti Rua tōku hapū Ko Omarumutu tōku Mar...View here »

Bex Walker, Ngāti Patumoana, Waiaua Marae
May 18, 2020

Kia ora Whakatōhea whānau, my name is Bex Walker. My family shifted from Canterbury to Ōpōtiki ...View here »

Jared and Chad Tuoro, Ngāti Ngāhere, Terere Marae
May 18, 2020

Kia Ora Whakatōhea Whānau We are twin brothers Jared and Chad Tuoro. Our Father is Maurice Tuoro,...View here »

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