To be married at our marae was a dream come true, but one that I’d barely dared to dream.
As the season of mārena (weddings) is upon us, I thought I’d pull out our kītaurangi (vows) for our wedding, which was nearly 17 years ago.
My husband Scotty and I got married at Ōhinemutu in Rotorua, at Te Papaiouru Marae, a paramount marae for our iwi