Rongokako's name is missing from Te Mata Peak's entrance. It cannot be erased
19 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Piripi Whaanga standing in front of a sign at the Tauroa Rd entrance of Te Mata Peak omitting his ancestor Rongokako. Photo / Paul Taylor
Piripi Whaanga standing in front of a sign at the Tauroa Rd entrance of Te Mata Peak omitting his ancestor Rongokako. Photo / Paul Taylor
Hawkes Bay Today
OPINION: One of my ancestors has died.
I read the obituary on a new signpost at one of the entrances to a Hawke's Bay tourist trail.
The tupuna was Rongokako, and he was the first-born of our family line in Aotearoa some 18 generations ago.