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Kupu a Te Motoreta Rev Tamiana Thrupp ki ngā Pāriha o Te Aka Puahou – Perehipitiriana
Tēnei e mihi kau ana ki ō tātau mate katoa tangi o te ngākau. Me mihi ki ō tātau marae, kāinga kia koutou katoa o tātau whānau, hapū, iwi ō toi te kupu o Matariki whakaeke hau o te tau hou.
Ko Matariki
Ka eke mai a Matariki 2025, e tau ana tōna māramatanga ki runga i te ngahere tapu o Te Urewera, ka whakahoungia e Te Aka Puahou tana kawenata ki te ao hou tipu. Ko Matariki kei te ārahi mai i te wairua o Te Hāhi Perehipitiriana. Ka huihui mai tātau katoa ki te hā o te tau hou, hei whatu anō i te whakapono, te reo me te māramatanga. Hei para huarahi poropiti mō 2025 me 2026, mā te hiringa ō tātau tīpuna me ngā wawata o nāianei.
As Matariki 2025 ascends, scattering light across the sacred forest of Te Urewera, Te Aka Puahou renews its covenant with creation. Guided by Matariki and the wairua of Te Hāhi Perehipitiriana, we gather in and breath te hā o te tau hou, to weave faith, language, and māramatanga anew, charting prophetic pathways into 2025 and 2026 with tīpuna resolve and contemporary aspirations.