Poukai
The purpose of a POUKAI is simple.
Pou - Poll on which the flag flys : PouKara
Kai - To eat, harvest, festival
Originally the gatherings name was Punakai.
It was to gather the people together and to pull resources.
It appears the name was taken by Titokowaru himself, this was a way to assemble the people, to combine their recourses and to bring together fresh and vibrant ideas.
Long before the name changes occurred gathering went from Punakai and was to be known as Poukai.
It is unclear why or when this occurred, but the main series is the change happened during a kingship of Mahuta 1894-1912
Hukanui Poukai 2024
Nau mai raa ko ngaa tau 126 o te Poukai o Hukanui Marae.
He whakatupuranga 1898 I Hukanui Marae
E te iwi, mihi mai raa ki ngaa kanohi hoomiromiro o te Kingitanga.
E te kiingi Tuheitia, nei ko ngaa pononga Kiingitanga e hui tahi nei ki te whakanui i Te Puna Tangata, Te Puna Kai, Te Poukai.
Maurea Poukai
Nau mai ngaa rau tau 124 o te poukai ki Maurea Marae
Maurea mai te whakapono, Maurea mai te aroha, Maurea mai te kotahitanga
He whakatupuranga 1900 | Maurea Marae
Maurea Marae Poukai | Celebrating KINGITANGA 165 Years
He tau ariki te tau, he tau taawhito te tau, he tau o too taatou kiingi maaori ko Tuheitia ki te whenua ka tau!
124 tau o Ngaati Hine, Ngaati Mahuta, Ngaati Naho taatou ko Ngaati Pou e haapai nei i te kaupapa moo te pani, te pouaru me te rawakore
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Poutuu Marae Poukai
Paaraawera Marae Poukai
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