18 pou-tipuna representing 18 marae in Ngāti Kahungunu were unveiled in Hastings at this morning's dawn ceremony.
The pou were carved from 1000-year-old tōtara trees from Te Urewera gifted by Tūhoe in honour of the ancestors and marae of the area.
18 pou-tipuna representing 18 marae in Ngāti Kahungunu were unveiled in Hastings at this morning's dawn ceremony.
The pou were carved from 1000-year-old tōtara trees from Te Urewera gifted by Tūhoe in honour of the ancestors and marae of the area.