The East Coast's stunning Tolaga Bay/Ūawa is the setting of the very first Piri's Tiki Tour, which celebrates hunter-gatherers in Māori communities. This week, former All Black Piri Weepu (Te Whakatōhea, Ngāi Tahu) compares his skills against father and kaimoana-gatherer Richard Meihana (Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe). The awa (river) and moana (sea) is plentiful when Meihana teaches Weepu how to gather crayfish and freshwater mussels — whilst Meihana's children swim and play around them. Weepu, a te reo Māori speaker, also learns of Meihana's whakapapa and the history of the area, including Cook's Cove.