loves lament

My uncle (Hikairo Herangi)has just passed away. Not that long after the death of his wife(Rawe). A similar scenario to my younger sibblngs' inlaws.

Hikairo

Tomorrow is my uncle’s unveiling. As in tradition my nephew is being named After him. Hikairo the name being passed to my nephew. Taku teina (my younger brother Hekewaru asked for the name for his grandson. It was given By uncle Bart. Thus the naming of his grandchild Hikairo.

A lady with many fine qualities. A personal viewpoint. She has been dead for over ten years now!

Reign	23 May 1966 – 15 August 2006
Coronation	23 May 1966
Full name	Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu
Born	(1931-07-23)23 July 1931
Birthplace	Waahi Marae, Huntly, New Zealand
Died	15 August 2006(2006-08-15) (aged 75)
Place of death	Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia, New Zealand
Buried	Mount Taupiri, New Zealand, 21 August 2006
Predecessor	Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Tāwhiao Te Wherowhero
Successor	Tuheitia Paki
Consort	Whatumoana Paki
Issue	7 children: Heeni Katipa (née Paki); Tomairangi Paki; Tuheitia Paki; Kiki Solomon (née Paki); Mihi Gabrielle Paki; Maharaia Paki; and Te Manawanui Clarkson (née Paki)
Royal House	Te Wherowhero
Father	Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Tāwhiao Te Wherowhero
Mother	Te Atairangikaahu Herangi

my fifttieth birthday.

It was a wet Wednesday. Arriving at the Delta Tavern. In my new van. All the relevant people were there. It was a quiet birthday. The formalities dispensed with. It was a good night all 'n all.

Kahui arriki.

Kotiro Paki was the third child of five to hori Kupai Paki and Te Marae Mahuta. Her brothers and sisters included Tonga now deceased the oldest,  Wairangi now living in Austrralia, Bimbo also living in Australia,Te Okewhare my mum she was whangai'd out (fostered out) by the out by Kahui Ariki- maori royal family. There were four  in tourwhangai'ed children.  3 girls and 1 boy. All the whangied (adopted children)

 

Maea Walker, Mahinarangi ...;Te Okewhare Murru

 

 

 Here is her whangied(adopted) brother Mr Robert
tekotahi Mahuta.Uncle bubs as he
known by us children and
 his close friends.  

                

The continual cellebratiions of Turangawaewae's river culture.

 

 

The Turangawaewae regatta had its beginnings in March 1896 when the community of Ngaruawahia held an official carnival of the banks of the Waikato and Waipa rivers. Earliest regattas were held at the Point, at the confluence of the two rivers. The Turangawaewae Marae community staged the regatta permanently from 1973, following flooding at the Point.
The purpose of the regatta was to encourage aquatic sports and Maori customary river activities, with particular emphasis on the preservation of ancient customs and traditions.
Ko Ngaruawaahia taku turangawaewae - Ngaruawaahia shall be my footstool. Words uttered by Taawhiao, and ones which have echoed through time symbolising that Ngaruawaahia would always be a place for Waikato Tainui people to find strength, security and a sense of belonging. Ngaruawaahia, where for over 100 years, two rivers and a yearly regatta have linked Maori and Pakeha together. It is a time when the older generation will re-live and remember the past, where the rangatahi learn about the past in an atmosphere of fun and where all will celebrate the river and its culture.

 

 

The last of the last

The last of the last.

 

 Hikairo herangi. A quiet and unassuming man

who passed away quietly during the week.

A very knowledgeable kaumatua. (He taonga) a valuable resource lost to Maoritaanga. Related to my mum who gave him the nickname Nigel