My boy Tipua

E tuariaritia ana i taku ahurea Māori, he mahi Pou Whawhai tēnei. This is a part of my Māori culture, Māori traditional hand to hand combat training, this is a wahine and tāne training together

I riro whenua atu, me hoki whenua mai

This year at the rise of Matariki, the Māori New Year, I whakawhiwhi ahau i taku mataora. There is an understanding between those of us that have received this momentous gift of our ancestors and the pain that must be endured to receive it. Here is a snippet of that journey.