How mātauranga Māori can prepare us for the coming storm
Zak Horomia (Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Kahukuranui, Ngāti Hau) remembers when people could swim, fish and eel in the Uawa river.
He remembers when 40 families lived in Mangatuna and lush vegetable gardens peppered the landscape.
The time before heavy rain became an ever-present threat.
The effects of climate change are felt keenly by the people of Hinemaurea ki Mangatuna Marae, which lies about 10 kilometres north of Tolaga Bay on the East Coast.
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