Tag: tuwhera
Mix of formality and festivity at Piritahi tuwhera
The long-awaited ceremony held on Sunday to officially open Piritaha Marae’s whare whakairo, house of carvings, was a mix of formality and festivity.
Representatives of...
Marae prepares to celebrate carvings
Piritahi Marae is getting ready for its “biggest day yet”, the opening of the wharenui adorned with carvings.
A pre-dawn ceremony will be held...
