Waipureku Waitangi Commemoration
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On Waitangi Day, the Waipureku Waitangi Trust invites everyone to the commemoration of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 by three Ngati Kahungunu chiefs at Waipureku (Clive).
Waipureku, meaning ’the meeting of waters’, was a lagoon that joined the Ngaruroro and Tukituki rivers.
The commemoration begins at 7.45am on Saturday, 6 February, at Ātea-a-rangi (Waitangi Park, Awatoto) with karakia to start a Hikoi (walk of unity) along the Ngaruroro riverbank to Farndon Park. For those who do not wish to walk, join us for the Haka Pōwhiri on the riverbank, at 8.30am when all will be welcomed by local Manawhenua.
Following the powhiri, there will be a public address by local politicians, a cup of tea, a re-enactment of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, talks by local historian Pat Parsons and a free Te Tiriti workshop. The commemoration will be over by noon but you can leave whenever you wish.
Nau mai, haere mai, all welcome!
More information:
Ann Redstone 027 386 7907
Maxine Boag 021024 70484