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Te Ao - Māori News speaks with Roimata Minhinnick about teaming up with the Glenbrook Vintage Railway to bring Tāiki the steam engine to life for the whole whānau to enjoy. Piling the bridge has been estimated at $625,000 and there are already plans being drawn for a reserve terminus. Waiuku subdivision representative Sharlene Druyven said few people realised how much the railway contributed to the area’s economy. “Thousands of people visit the area, bringing their tourist dollars, but the line ends short of the town and having it terminate at the reserve would be a major boost.”
Kawe Roes13:12, Jun 29 2021
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Tamariki and mokopuna of Ngāti Te Ata perform a mihi whakatau for Tāiki’s launch at Matariki.
At 111-years-old it s not often you get gifted another name to use, but that’s what happen to the Ww 480 steam engine being named Tāiki by the local iwi of Waiuku to celebrate at Matariki time. Ngāti Te Ata and the Glenbrook Vintage Railway have teamed up to celebrate Te Mātahi o Te Tau (the Māori New Year) differently with Waiuku iwi ancestral names to remember the history of the area.