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Family feud erupts at investiture ceremony

Saturday 30 November 2024 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture, Local, National

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Family feud erupts at investiture ceremony
Warriors block protesters at the entrance to the marae for the investiture of Ana Andrew as the Pera Mataiapo Tutara in Vaka Puaikura. MELINA ETCHES/24112713

In an emotional display of cultural tensions, families gathered in a noisy fervent and physical ‘pato’i’ (protest) during the ‘akauru’uru’anga’ (traditional investiture ceremony) for the Pera Mataiapo Tutara title of Vaka Puaikura at the Kainganui Marae this week.

In an emotional display of cultural tensions, families gathered in a noisy fervent and physical ‘pato’i’ (protest) during the ‘akauru’uru’anga’ (traditional investiture ceremony) for the Pera Mataiapo Tutara title of Vaka Puaikura at the Kainganui Marae this week.


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