A writer travels the less-explored regions of the country where she was raised to discover the Indigenous traditions and contemporary Kiwi thinking that make Aotearoa a place like no other.
Te Kāea
Ngāti Porou looked to boost the East Coast economy through tourism by opening the gate for tourists in 2019 to experience the sacred ancestral mountain Hikurangi, the first place in the world to witness the new dawn each day.
Mt Hikurangi is one of those bucket list places for Kiwis. Ngāti Porou’s sacred maunga is recognised as the first place in the world to see the sun and, for many visitors, it’s a pilgrimage of great significance.
Monty Manuel
Ngāti Porou’s sacred maunga Mt Hikurangi is recognised as the first place in the world to see the sun and, for many visitors, it’s a pilgrimage of great significance.