Culture / Te Ao Māori

Whakataukī of the Week with Moana Maniapoto

21:15 pm on 19 February 2024

Legendary journalist, musician and artist Moana Maniapoto joins Emile Donovan to share a whakataukī close to her heart.

"Tuuwharetoa e!

Kia aata whakatere i te waka

Kei pariparia e te tai moonehunehu, Tuuwharetoa!

Whakamaarotia atu anoo, ka whakahoki mai ana

Ki te kapua whakapipi, ka mate kainga tahi, ka ora kainga rua."

"Row the waka carefully and gently

Lest it be overwhelmed by the driving spray

Stretch out, but guard your return to the sheltering cloud

A man who has only one plan may not succeed."

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Moana Maniapoto Photo: supplied