E Tipu e Rea - Variations on a Theme

Pahi the Pig Hunting Prince they call him, up at Tinopai where he lives. Lucky bugger. Wish I was up there now chasing pigs with him and his kurī instead of sitting here listening to bleary O'Leary bleating on about blimmin' angles.

– Tuku (Faifua Amiga)

I remember I worked it out once. I guessed that if extra toes took you into witchhood, then Aunty Reha must have been born with sixteen.

– Rawiri Paratene

A popular saying of our Ngāpuhi elders is that all learning begins at the fire. But the fire is more than just a classroom. It's what feeds our hunger, quenches our thirst, and warms our hearts. And in times of great need the fire consoles.

– Rawiri Paratene