Matariki pou whenua unveiling marks milestone for East Coast marae's cyclone rebuild
A Tairāwhiti hapū unveiled a pou whenua over Matariki weekend, marking the beginning of its journey to relocate and rebuild its marae after it was destroyed by Cyclone Gabrielle over two years ago.
The waters reached 3m up the wharenui wall of Rangatira Marae when the cyclone struck Te Karaka
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