Apihai's Gift - The Birth of Auckland

September 18 @ 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Apihai's Gift - The Birth of Auckland

Ko te rā 18 o Hepetema e tohu ana ki te 183 tau mai i te Tuku Whenua i tukua ai e Apihai mā ki a Kāwana Hōpihana me tana Kāwanatanga pūhou.

Monday, 18th of September marks 183 years since the Tuku Whenua by Apihai Te Kawau and Ngāti Whātua to Governor-Lieutenant William Hobson and his fledgling government. On that morning, karanga, karakia, whaikōrero and mōteatea will resound from these significant sites of Ngāti Whātua:

6.15am Maungawhau | Mt Eden

6.45am Ōpoutūteka | Cox's Bay

7.30am Taurarua | Judge's Bay

8.15am Te Rerenga Ora-iti | Pt Britomart

9.00am Pōwhiri ki Ōrākei Marae

E te iwi, nau mai haere mai ki tēnei rangi nui whakaharahara, e whakamaharatia ai e tātou tēnei hononga tapu kei waenganui i a tātou me te karauna.

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