The Hikurangi Kapa Haka group was left with no option but to hitchhike to Te Matatini. Photo: supplied
Marcia Pohatu-Brown is the Kaitake Wahine (the women's leader) of the East Coast Kapa Haka group Hikurangi. This year was her first attending Te Matatini as a leader, but as Kathryn learns, the road to the event featured a rather unique challenge.