Pepiha of Ngati Haumia. Murals on fence by the Paekakariki park and ride carpark. Photo copyright Mark Coote/markcoote.com

Mihi

Ko Pouawha te maunga.

Ko Wainui te awa.

Ngāti Haumia te iwi.

Ko Miriona te kuia.

 

Ko Haumia Whakatere Taniwha te tangata. 

Nau mai haere mai ki te papa kainga o Ngāti Haumia ki Paekākāriki.

 

Pouawha is the mountain.

Wainui is the river.

Ngāti Haumia is the people.

Miriona is the kuia.

Haumia the Taniwha Slayer is the ancestor. 

Welcome to the home of Ngāti Haumia in Paekākāriki.

 

Images: Mural commissioned by the Paekakariki Station Museum Trust.  Painted by tamariki from Paekakariki School under the guidance of Paekākāriki artist Rachel Benefield. Photos: Mark Coote.