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Tama tu Tama Ora Tama Matekai

The working person flourishes, the idle one suffers hunger pains

Daniel Ambler takes Maraea Rakuraku on a tiki tour of Waimamaku in the Far North, and explains the history of specific landmarks and their relation to the locals both past and present. 

Maraea Rakuraku talks to Reihana Sciascia about the early days of establishing the Pōrangahau golf tournament and the golf course, and Justine Murray visits the venue with Te Poriti Tipene and Morehu Smith.

Porangahau club house
Pōrangahau Country Club, the venue of the annual Pōrangahau Marae Golf Tournament (with Te Poriti Tipene).

Digital artist and photographer Norm Heke is learning Tāonga Puoro (Traditional Maori Instruments), and made his first public appearance demonstrating Tāonga Puoro at an event at Nga hau e wha o Papārārangi Marae, Wellington, where Justine Murray has a chat with him.

Waiata featured: Home performed by Benny Tones and Joe Dukie from the album Chrysalis (2010)