Te Mana kuratahi 2023
Kia ora ko Nevaeh Riwhi-Moihi toku ingoa and this blog is about me along with my roopu Nga Huiarau o Kawakawa going to Nelson and competing at Te mana kuratahi kapa haka 2023.
Last month on the 28th of October we left Kawakawa to go to Auckland Airport so we could catch the plane to Nelson. Our roopu had two flights and I was on the second. We made it to our reservation in Mapua, our reservation was 45 minutes away from Nelson!
Its D-Day, we woke up at 5:30 to go to the Moana and have a tohi moments after we went back to our cabins to have breakfast. We started to get ready at 8, the girls got ready at the beach house and the boys were in the hall. We then all did warm ups. We also sang a few waiata, after that we all got ready to go on the bus and make our way over to Nelson. We got into our waiting room and waited 15 minutes before we had to perform. We lined up and got ready to go on the stage. They acknowledged the Kaitataki and then we went on to perform. After the performance we all felt so relieved.
Here’s some photos
