Tomorrow the country celebrates the rise of Matariki, but for a good many iwi and hapu, the new year was a couple of weeks ago. Along the west coast and in parts of the far north and the south their tohu of the new year is Puanga. And with a national public holiday for Matariki, there's an extra challenge of making sure their day isn't homogenised. Maori news reporter Jamie Tahana got his red bands on and went to Parihaka, which celebrates Puanga.
23 Jun 2022
