Te Rarawa

He tōtara haemata kua hinga i te waonui a Tāne

Whānau from around the motu descend on the small Hokianga settlement of Panguru to celebrate the opening of a refurbished wharekai at Waipuna Marae.

Future generations of the 23,000 strong Runanga will be able to access their history.

A recent clean-up found the popular tourist spot was littered with a trailer-load of rubbish, including mattresses, blankets, bottles, cans, food packaging, tyres and a dog skull.

E manako nui ana a Te Rarawa, mā te whai wāhi ki te pāmu pūngao kōmaru hōu a Lodestone Energy i Kaitāia, ka heke ngā utu hiko i Te Hiku o te Ika.

Massive challenge ahead for new head-coach of the NRL Māori All Stars Adam Blair