a life of service to the Maori Wardens
The respect the Taihape community has for its elders can help defuse situations from becoming too heated, a 79-year-old Māori warden says.
Almost every Friday and Saturday night, Nanny Pura Whale puts on her Māori warden uniform and heads out into the night to watch over the shops and youth of Taihape.
It is something Nanny Pura has done for nearly 35 years and she has no intention of stopping anytime soon.
Recently, she starred in a new documentary about the wardens on Whakaata Māori (formerly known as Māori TV) alongside her family member, Nanny Uru Kereiti, who is still a Māori warden at the age of 93.
The film focuses on the wardens as they face the most significant change to the organisation since its inception and seek autonomy from the government to become self-sustainable regions.
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