He Aituā

He Aituā! He Aituā!

Kei te mōtoi kahurangi Aroha Reriti-Crofts, te māreikura o Ngā Wāhine Māori Toko i te Ora, te kaitohe i te Mana Taurite i tēnei whenua, te kaihāpai i te Māramatanga o Ihoa o Ngā Mano, Hoatu.

E te rākau whakatumatuma

E te Kahu Pokere o Tumutumuwhenua

E Joe Hawke, whakakopa ake ra kōrua ki te rauru hokioi ki te hunanga mai o te tangata hokinga ki muri.

He Kura i Tangihia, He Maimai Aroha kia koutou ka ngaro i te tirohanga kanohi. 

Ko o koutou takahanga waewae, e kore e riro ki te au kume o Tangi te Pōpō, Tau tau tau ana e.

We once again stand in sadness following the passing of two prominent Rangatira.

Te Kaitiaki Māori, Dr Charlotte Severne and kaimahi o Te Tumu Paeroa acknowledge the passing of Kahurangi Aroha Reriti-Crofts and Joe Hawke. Māoridom has been blessed by their commitment and dedication to ensuring a better and more inclusive future for all Māori in Aotearoa.  

Our thoughts and aroha are with their whānau and iwi as they mourn the loss of their kaumatua. 

Moe mai rā, kōrua.

(Photos: RNZ and Stuff)