Episode 4 - Mana Whenua

Kahu Kutia and Ngarimu Blair of Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Ngarimu Blair points out historical photos on Beach Road. In the 1800s this was the site of a huge marketplace where hundreds of waka would come laden with goods to sell. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Ngarimu Blair (right) shows Kahu Kutia a sacred spring Te Wai Ariki, hidden away behind a brick wall in a University of Auckland car park. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

When Ngarimu Blair walks the streets of central Tāmaki Makaurau he sees how his ancestors once lived on this land. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Kahu Kutia (left) and Ngarimu Blair in the puku of Tāmaki Makaurau. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Hana Maihi at Ōrakei Marae. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Hana Maihi at Takaparawhau, her turangawaewae. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Hana Maihi at Takaparawhau, her turangawaewae. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Hana Maihi doing the dishes at Ōrakei Marae. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Hana Maihi at Ōrakei Marae. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Hana Maihi at Ōrakei Marae. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Hana Maihi at Ōrakei Marae. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Hana Maihi at Ōrakei Marae. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Hana Maihi at Ōrakei Marae. Credit: Nicole Hunt.