10 RAKIURA TRACK: Anchored through te ao Maori
Aug 20, 2020
2 minutes
By Tānia Gaffey
AS A MĀORI, there are several ways I go about anchoring myself with and within the natural world, no matter the tramp: walking with whakapapa, connecting with my Māori cosmos, and making the mythology matter.
In my case, walking with whakapapa on the Rakiura Track involved researching the name ‘Rakiura’ to know more about its Māori meaning and origins. Rakiura’s original Māori name was ‘Te Puka o Te Waka a Māui’
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