E82 Martin Te Moni - EIC - Ngaati Whanaunga [pdf, 1.8 MB]
...Mana Whenua and Panuku has not evolved as we envisaged. Cultural Significance of Te Waitemataa Overview 10. Our thoughts go first to our tuupuna, and the tikanga handed down to us, Mana Whenua - Mana Moana. This whakatauaaki refers to the enduring mana of the iwi over our ancestral lands and waters. It reminds us of the persistent struggle by our tuupuna to defend our taonga tuku iho - those treasures handed down by the ancestors. In this case, the whakatauaaki applies to...