I haere au me toku whanau ki Manea Nga Tapuwae o Kupe! ! My whanau are from the Hokianga and as most of us live far from home we decided as a whanau for this new year to start learning about our kainga! Going to Manea was an awesome start to this Maori new year and a wonderful way to inspire the whanau to make more of an effort in connecting with where and who we come from. Learning more about our Atua Maori has been an aspiration of mine especially Tawhirimatea and his connection to Matariki! slowly but surely im learning about Te Whanau a Puhi all from this haerenga to Manea and the choice my whanau made for this new year. Nga mihi o te tau hou!