
At the 160th commemoration, a karakia was held at Pūkorokoro Bridge, and a pōwhiri drew together roughly 500 guests to Ray’s Rest Camping Reserve. CREDIT: Aorewa Creative
Acknowledging the history of Pūkorokoro
A day of commemoration – He Rā Maumahara – was held by Ngāti Paoa earlier this month to remember the bombardment of its kāinga at Pūkorokoro 160 years ago by…