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Although they may be few in numbers, the kaitiaki of Kia Piritahi Marae on Waiheke Island are continuing to uphold tikanga Māori within the community, while also educating the many visitors from Ngā Hau ē Whā (The Four Winds).
This story was published on Scout magazine.
There's more to Waiheke Island than wining and dining, as Amy Prebble finds out (in between wining and dining). Here's the best way to spend a long weekend.
Blessed with a grape-friendly microclimate and glorious white-sand beaches, Waiheke Island is well established as the glittering jewel of the Hauraki Gulf. After just a 40-minute ferry ride, you can shuck off the stress of Auckland, soak up the sea and sunbathe, and enjoy top-notch cuisine, excellent wine and the quirky craft stores and galleries set up during the island’s hippyish past.