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Taiki the steam engine draws mass crowd in Waiuku
New Zealand Herald
5 Jul, 2021 (New Zealand)
The iwi of Ngāti Te Ata in Waiuku has collaborated with the Glenbrook Vintage Railway Charitable Trust to bring on an exciting new project that the whole whānau can enjoy.
Taiki the tank engine showed his face to the public for the first time, and to more than 2,000 people recently in Waiuku.
Mana whenua say Taiki is a vehicle for locals to learn more about Matariki and to cultivate te reo and mātauranga Māori.
Taiki is one of the founding ancestors of Ngāti Te Ata in Waiuku and, in honour of Matariki and in celebration with the Glenbrook Vintage Railway, the local iwi has decided to name the train and Matariki event, "Taiki".
Source
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/taiki-the-steam-engine-draws-mass-crowd-in-waiuku/NMDC73J75FQMHHDRUXRMUTPTRI/
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