This is my ko wai au and some things I like, some things that are important to me and things I enjoy doing.
With full excitement over singing and putting together her video, she's a great example of the confidence and fearless aspects of youth.
As a mature aged women I am reminded of events, experiences and people who have impacted and shaped the trajectory of my life. The journey of my Ko Wai Au encompass all of these elements and so much more. As I explore this I know that I will be prompted by memories past and those yet to be discovered.
My inspiration other than my whanau is the past and the future.
Quote from my Koro.
"Leave my culture in a better state than when I found it" - Ngapo Wehi
The founder and artistic director of Hawaiki TŪ, a Māori performance company specialising in kapa haka and haka theatre. Kura Te Ua is an all-round performing arts powerhouse. Born and raised in Tāmakai Makaurau, I am the co-founder of the Māori contemporary dance and Māori performance company, Hawaiki TŪ, which celebrates ten years in 2021.
Photo credit: Peter Jennings (Auckland Live), Toaki Okana
Taranaki te maunga tapu
Mohakatino te awa
Ngāti Mutunga te iwi
Ngāti Raumati me Kai tangata ngā hapū
Te Ruapekapeka te Marae
Hamiora Wharematangi Raumati raua ko Parehaereone Matuku taku tūpuna
Te Ratutonu taku matua
I te taha o taku māmā
Ngāti Maniapoto me Ngāti Wahiao -Tuhourangi ngā iwi
Tame Roa raua ko Eva Te Wehi o Te Rangi Brady taku tūpuna
Lily Edna Rangi Amohia taku whaea
Ko Lynne Parehaereone Raumati ahau.
Brought up by Pakeha and only feeling the pull of my tupuna in the last 10 years, I have been frustrated at trying to gather information on my history and whakapapa but realise this is part of my journey.