As part of the Cultural Redress in our Treaty Settlement, four Reserves were returned to our Hapū. We then gifted these reserves back to the people of Aotearoa, NZ. To see more, click on the links below:
To commemorate this gift we ran events and activities from Saturday 14 January 2017 to Wednesday 18 January 2017.
Saturday 14th Jan
10am Pōwhiri and Transfer of Reserves to our Hapū, Tangoio Marae
1pm Haerenga to Whakaari for karakia and kōrero
3:30pm Haerenga to Lake Tūtira for kōrero
5:30pm Camping at Opouahi
6:30pm Ngā Uri o Pania concert
Sunday 15th Jan
Whakamoemiti at Opouahi camp
9am Kākā Feeding
11am Lake Opouahi – karakia and kōrero, kiwi chick experience
1:30pm Boundary Stream & Bellbird Bush – karakia and kōrero, hīkoi
Camping at Opouahi
Monday 16th Jan
9am Kākā feeding
9:30am Visit to tītī/seabird site
12pm – 2:30pm Haerenga to Shine Falls – hīkoi, kaukau (swim)
12:30pm – 4:30pm Hīkoi, Caving, Canoeing
Camping at Opouahi
Tuesday 17th Jan
9:30am Pōwhiri for NIWA
10am Tūtira Wānanga at Tangoio Marae – workshop on Hapū Values
2pm – 4:30pm Manu Huruhuru Bird Pelting Workshop
6:30pm Ngā Uri o Pania concert
Whānau can stay the night at our Marae
Wednesday 18th Jan
9am Taiao Wānanaga – update on MTT mahi and opportunity to provide your whakaaro (thoughts, ideas)
11:30am Pōwhiri and gifting of the Reserves to all New Zealanders by our Hapū
12:30pm Hākari
