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Bereavement: Tamihana Nuku
Tū te hoe, manini te waka, mana ki Tangaroa E hika mā e, kua tō te rā, kua tau te hoe a Matekino Tamihana Nuku o Haeata Ocean Sports. Heoi, i tautoko, i kaha hoe hoki ia mō ngā rōpū waka ama katoa o Ngāti Kahungunu, o Tūnui a te Ika, o Kōkiri Taipatu Waka Ama hoki. Kāore he mahi i tūā atu i te waka ama ki tērā rangatira.
We are sad to inform our waka ama whānau of the passing of Tamihana Nuku of Haeata Ocean Sports.
He also paddled for many clubs, each enriching his waka ama experience. He will lay at Omahu Marae until Monday.
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Howard Hyland - Have our Waka ready on the other side my friend.
03-Apr-2021
Raipoia Brightwell - Kei te pouri. Kua haere te kaumatua waka nui. Te aroha ia rahi
03-Apr-2021
Nga te whanau o Amster - Haere atu te Rangatira, Hoe to waka ki runga te Moananui a Kiwa I te mutunga kore.
"Oh "you two men in black with your flowing white hair will be enjoying your paddle forever and breaking those kaumatua records.A sight to behold.Takato mai ra Tamihana .
Arohanui ki to whanau, Mike me nga mokopuna katoa.
04-Apr-2021
Te whānau Hapeta ki Ōtaki - Tamihana Nuku.
Such a loving and soft soul. Fond memories of Tamihana and Sandy coming to stay with our family in Otaki and catching up his friend, James Hapeta. That flowing white hair of his wavering in the wind as he paddled his W1 down his lane will always be remembered.
Kāti ake e Tamihana. Whakaterea tō waka mate ki Tawhitinui, ki Tawhitiroa, ki runga o tai ahiahi. Te pō rā ki a koe e Tamihana, moe mai rā, moe mai rā.
05-Apr-2021
Brian Wilson - Tamihana join the many other great paddlers that have passed. I will always remember you as a kind gentle soul.
05-Apr-2021
Hilda, Rangaunu Sports Club. - Haere e Te Mata Hiriwā. Hoea tō waka e Matua Tamehana ki Hawaiki Nui, Hawaiki Roa, Hawaiki Pā Mamao. Haere ki ō tini tūpuna. Arohanui kī tō whānau.
05-Apr-2021