<p style="text-align:justify">Over recent months, the Team at Whakauae has been putting in some time to learn Ng&#257;ti Hauiti waiata and p&#257;tere under the guidance of Sue Kavanagh. &nbsp;Each fortnightly session takes us through the historical waiata that describes the journey around various sites of significance around Hauiti. &nbsp;The p&#257;tere &#39;Taua Hokia&#39; has been a high priority for the Team with the coming visit by the Waitangi Tribunal mid September as part of a claims process with the wider M&#333;kai P&#257;tea confederation. &nbsp;The Team have also ventured into practising more contemporary waiata thanks to both composers Adrian Wagner and Kataraina Pipi.</p>

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<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12px">From left:&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-size:12px">Dr</span></span><span style="font-size:12px">&nbsp;Heather Gifford, Mel Potaka-Osborne, Gill Potaka-Osborne,&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-size:12px">Dr</span></span><span style="font-size:12px">&nbsp;Amohia Boulton, Sue Kavanagh&nbsp;</span></p>
