Whare Taonga - Whāngārā

It is said that this island is the whale that brought Paikea to Aotearoa. This house of learning once stood in the fortress. It was called Tahatū-o-te-rangi and stood on the island of Paikea.

– Cultural historian Joe Pihema on the significance of the landscape surrounding Whāngārā Marae

A good thing I like about that kind of work is seeing families and the kids coming home and making contact with their ancestors, these carvings. That's when the kids start asking "who is that?", " what is the meaning of this sign?"

– Joe Pihema on building and naming walkways around Whāngārā Marae, late in this episode