Toku Turangawaewae
By Ripia Marae
Ko Tokatoka te Maunga
Ko Wairoa te Awa
Ko Māmari te Waka
Ko Ngati Whātua te Iwi
Ko te Uri-ō-Hau te Hapu
Ko Te Orikena te Wharenui
Ko Ngā Anahera te Wharekai
Ko Ripia te Marae.
Hono and connection for us as a people is important to understanding your place of belonging, how you got there and what we have that makes us who we are – a connection to people, land and culture.
Welcome to “Tōku Tūrangawaewae” - the Ripia Marae series of whānau history, stories of whakapapa, connection and belonging.
"Koinei to tātou kāinga, to tātou Tūrangawaewae…"
Nau mai, whakarongo mai.
Ko Wairoa te Awa
Ko Māmari te Waka
Ko Ngati Whātua te Iwi
Ko te Uri-ō-Hau te Hapu
Ko Te Orikena te Wharenui
Ko Ngā Anahera te Wharekai
Ko Ripia te Marae.
Hono and connection for us as a people is important to understanding your place of belonging, how you got there and what we have that makes us who we are – a connection to people, land and culture.
Welcome to “Tōku Tūrangawaewae” - the Ripia Marae series of whānau history, stories of whakapapa, connection and belonging.
"Koinei to tātou kāinga, to tātou Tūrangawaewae…"
Nau mai, whakarongo mai.
