Waipapa marae poukai to be held at Mōkai Kāinga Marae

Waipapa marae will celebrate their poukai this year with Mōkai Kāinga after the marae was closed to rebuild new toilets, install fire alarms and relocate the drainage and sewage systems from the marae to the front carpark.

Waipapa Trust incumbent chair, Hone Edwards and chairperson elect, Cathrine Holland welcomed King Tūheitia’s announcement today at the Ngāti Wairere poukai, Hukanui marae, Gordonton.

Hei tā Hōne:

“Kei te mihi atu ki te Kiingi mō tēnei whakaaro rangatira.  Oti rā, e hotuhotu ana te ngākau hoki ki ngā hūānga e noho mai rā i te papa o Mōkai Kāinga, e heke ana ngā roimata, e hoki ana ngā maharatanga ki a rātou mā kua mene ki te pō, i kaha nei ki te pupuru i tēnei taonga, moe mai rā koutou.”

Cathrine reinforces the gratitude of the trust.

“Our aroha goes out to Uncle Nick and our whānau at Mōkai Kāinga who have opened up the marae to allow us all to celebrate our poukai together.  Waipapa is no exception when it comes to infrastructure challenges.  We all have them and we’re grateful to our whanaunga at a time when all marae are having to deal with major health and safety challenges especially with the COVID 19 pandemic,” she said.

The trust will meet with the marae committee in Kāwhia tomorrow at 10am at Te Rau Aroha , Kāwhia Methodist Church Centre, behind the Methodist Church to plan the poukai.

Confirmed details for:

Te Poukai:     Te Poukai o Waipapa

Te Marae:       Mōkai Kāinga

Te Rā:              Friday, 12 March, 2021

Whakaeke:   10am

Whakamutunga:  4pm

Ka heke te haki a te 4pm, katahi ka wehe atu a Waikato ki Maketū., hei te 10am 13 March, 2021 ka tīmata te poukai o Maketū.