WHITI ORA: Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation celebrates 50 years
On a cool winter evening at the end of July, the Whanganui War Memorial Hallwelcomednearly40shareholdersofthetihau-Whanganui Incorporation to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
The event, Whiti Ora, was also an opportunity to acknowledge 8uanga,ortheMorinewyear.
fromtihau-WhanganuiInc.farms, theymadethesacrifice.Willthose thestagewassetforsixwhineto t dpunabepleasedwithus’Ireally krero,andprovidesomebanterand hopetheyare.)ndinfact,I’msure entertainment. theyarebecausetheirkaupapalives withinusstill.” Mavis,whowasoneofthesix,said
.romkaumtuatorangatahi,and those in between, it was a special occasion for everyone with the „ItwasgreattobeonthecouchwithThatkaupapawillcontinue,too, ladies in their glad rags and the men thosestroppywomen,totalkabout withup-and-comingiwileaders looking dapper - all dressed up for a theirchallenges,andheartheirembracingthehistoryofthe nighttoremember. honesty,theirveryblatanthonesty,organisationwhilelookingintothe abouthowtheysawthefuturefor Mavis Mullins, the chair of the future. theirtamariki,theirwhnauandthe incorporation, said there were +onnorand+rub8auroof6gti several things that really stood out widerMoricommunity. :uakaand6g8aerangidescent forherabouttheevening. Theoccasionwasalsoan are!-1 year-oldidenticaltwins opportunitytore˘ectonthe “It was about food, it was about whohaveaspirationsforthe journeythethetihau-Whanganui festivities,itwasaboutwhnau, incorporation. Incorporationhasbeenon,andhow it was about whakapapa, and itstandstodayfromwhenitwasfirst +onnorsaid"„Ithinkthatwhat what a privilege it was to be part theincorporationisdoingatthe establishedmorethanhalfacentury of the o j urney, to reach our 50th ago. momentwithrangatahiisawesome. anniversary.” With)whiwhenuathecadetship# „Itwouldneverhavebeenforeseen u B t one of her main highlights ourrangatahilearninghowtobe bythet dpunawhosetitup,” was the special recognition that farmers. said,ana*lackburn,former kaumtuaMark/rayreceived,as incorporationgeneralmanager. beingoneoftheeldestshareholders. „)lso,I’dliketoseeourrangatahi „Thecardsweredealtagainstus goonthelandandworkingsicit “Seeing him there, seeing him somuchtheyneverwouldhave likeourt dpunadid,suchaseeling with;har)mner Mark/ray’s envisagedusgettingtothisstage.like ” ourancestorsdid.” mokopuna) and close whanaunga, and the taonga he received holding Mavisagreedandpaidtributeto Maviswelcomedhiswords,saying, to thatkindofenergythatyoung it above his head like it was a gold thedeterminationthet dpunahad„It’s ploughtheway. medal,itwaswonderful.” peoplebringthatmakemehappy While the audience was being served dinner that included beef
aboutthefutureofthetihau„Theyhadvisions,theyhad aspirations,theyhadcourageand WhanganuiIncorporation.”
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