Living Heritage - Ko Au       Living Heritage Homepage Ko Au Toku Whanau Toku Turangawaewae Toku Kura Hononga Marautanga Hatepe Rangahautanga     Te Ara Whanui Tōkū Whānau Ahakoa i whānau mai au i te hōhipera o Rotorua, kāore i roa ka hūnuku mai mātau ki Pōneke. Kua roa kē mātau ko tōku whānau e noho ana ki konei. Kei Taita tō mātau whare, kei te rohe o Te Awakairangi. Ko au te mataamua o tō mātau whānau, ko Taihakoa taku taina. Mahi ai tōku pāpā rāua ko tōku māmā i te taone o Pōneke. He rawe katoa ki a māua ko taku taina te noho ki Pōneke nei. He pai hoki ki a māua te noho ki tō mātau whare i Taita, ki te tākaro, te purei hoki me a mātau taonga tākaro. E whakareri ana māua ki te haere ki tētahi paati mō te Kirihimete, ko māua tahi ngā tūrehu, ngā kaiāwhina hoki i a Hana Kōkō. Koinei noa iho ngā kōrero mō tēnei wā, ka kite anō i a koutou e kare mā!