For generations, the Whanganui River has been both teacher and classroom for local iwi. When Ashley Patea was growing up on the banks of the Whanganui River at Kaiwhaiki, his goal in life was to navigate the awa by canoe, from Taumarunui to Whanganui. Every year, Whanganui iwi conduct a pilgrimage, an iwi wananga called […]
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