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Episodes and Stories 5
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Taku Wahine Purotu Ōhinewaiapu
Season 1 , Episode 5Ohinewaiapu is the ancestress who lured the nation of Maui to the mouth of the Waiapu River. Features: Mereharana Porua Green/Ngāti Porou; Tipuna Tangaere/Ngāti Porou; Wananga Te Ariki Walker/Ngāti Porou; Canon Hone Kaa/Ngāti Porou; Te Oraiti Manuel/Ngāti Porou; Sue Lima/Ngāti Porou; John Manuel/Ngāti Porou; Judge Caren Fox/Ngāti Porou; Patrick Tangaere/Ngāti Porou. -
Taku Wahine Purotu Wairaka
Season 1 , Episode 6Wairaka the bold, Wairaka the courageous, Wairaka the saviour of the Mataatua waka and her people. It was she who uttered the words 'kia whakatane au i ahau - let me act like a man' and dragged the waka to shore and safety. Today she is commemorated as an ancestral meeting house and a whole town is named after her actions, Whakatane. Features: Clarke Jaram (Ngāti Hokopū); Hōhepa Meihana (Ngāti Hokopū); Matehaere Lawson (Ngāti Hāmua); Adrian Jaram (Ngāti Hokopū); Dinny Jaram (Ngāti Hokopū); Charlotte Hudson Ngāti Hāmua); Tupare Merito (Ngāti Hokopū). -
Taku Wahine Purotu Rauhoto
Season 1 , Episode 4Rauhoto - the beautiful and courageous wife of Tuwharetoa-a-Turiroa of Taupo. When her husband was being put to death, he persuaded her to swim across Lake Taupo to Wharewaka with their son on her back - to save both their lives. Featrures: Anne Clarke/Ngāti Rauhoto; Kurapoto Wharehui; Nukuhou Marae; Whanganui Bay; Rerehau Patariki/Ngāti Te Maunga; Te Kanawa Pitiroi/Ngāti Te Rangiita/Ngāti Rauhoto. -
Taku Wahine Purotu Kuramihirangi
Season 1 , Episode 2Kuramihirangi in Ruatoki in the eastern Bay of Plenty. Kuramihirangi is a carved and painted meeting house, hosting many visitors and notable events in Ruatoki in the eastern Bay of Plenty. She is named after the beautiful medicine woman who collected herbs and nectars to heal her tribe. Her descendants speak of this incredible healer and the issues confronting the tribe. Features: gahuia Hare/ Te Mahurehure; Nan Riini/ Te Mahurehure; Harata Day/ Te Mahurehure; Hori Vatuku/ Te Mahurehure; Hiki Toko/ Te Mahurehure; Te Weti Tihi/ Te Mahurehure; Herita Toko/ Te Mahurehure. -
Taku Wahine Purotu Rongomaiwahine
Season 1 , Episode 3The beautiful Rongomaiwahine was married to Tamatakutai of Mahia. The serial philanderer Kahungunu became obsessed after hearing of her great beauty. He finally seduced her to produce the great tribes of Kahungunu and Rongomaiwahine. The wharepuni is situated at Mahia Peninsula in the Hawkes Bay. Features: Waipa Te Rito/Rongomaiwahine; Terina Hesketh/Rongomaiwahine; Apikara Te Rangi/Rongomaiwahine; Miniata Westrupp/Rongomaiwahine; Apikara Rarere/Rongomaiwahine; Canon Wi Te Tau Huata/Ngāti Kahungunu; Bob Rarere/Rongomaiwahine; Aramata Te Rito Collier/Rongomaiwahine.
