Friday, November 7, 2008

Heke ana ki Waihi, ki Piripekapeka hoki

Mauri ora ki a koutou katoa
I te wa matou e noho ana ki te taha o ta matou nei koroua, ka heke iho ra matou ko taku teina a Whakararangi, me nga kohine tokotoru ki tera atu pito o Taupo moana, ara ake, ki Tokaanu!

Kei te urupa o Piripekapeka ta matou Kuia a Tereinamu e okioki ana. Ko ta matou i reira, e whatoro ana ki a ia, kia noho noa iho, kia maumahara hoki ki a ia me tona ake wairua. Te ahua nei, ka taea te wairua o tena, o tena, o tena - te piki ake, te pumau tonu i nga moemoea o tera kuia!!

heoi ano - ka taaku - kia mihi ake ki a ia!

While we were up in Taupo, we went down to Piripekapeka where Mum is buried in Tokaanu, then we shot across to Waihi for a look around the old whare!!


The kids in their Sunday best - on their way to church

Tereinamu doing her best impression of THINKING!!

Kotuku - practising his whakapapa
My brothers & i: Tamakopiri & Whakararangi

Koro & his mokopuna: Standing - Kotuku, Tapeka, Candace & Punawai
Seated: Raniera, Tereinamu & Ripeka - baby Lyrix (did i spell that right?)


Koro & some of the mokopuna: Tapaka, Punawai, Kotuku, Tereinamu & Ripeka
He looks a lot better doesnt he!!

Dad doing his usual - reading the paper!!

Tapeka Marae - Waihi
The whare at the entrance to Waihi
The real old whare in Waihi!
Lake Taupo & Maunganamu in the background

The back of the old homestead at Waihi

The side of the old homestead - Waihi

The front of the old homestead - Waihi

The girls at Piripekapeka - Tokaanu

Mum's headstone


- Naaku noa -
- Hauiti -




1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yea boi that was a mean trip....i wish i could go back up north:):)