Diamond Harbour Playcentre gifted pou by community
Diamond Harbour Playcentre has unveiled a new pou that was gifted by the community to the centre on September 15.
Local Wally Hemapo donated an old telephone pole to be used specifically as a pou. He carved a beautiful depiction of a “mother and baby” koru wrapped in a korowai at the top of the pou.
Local artist Rebecca Gibbs painted the pou, with help from tamariki from the centre.
“Rebecca designed a beautiful harakeke to represent our playcentre whānau, with the ocean, mountains, river and land in the background. The centre tamariki filled in background areas with colourful fingerprints,” Olivia Sinclair, Diamond Harbour Playcentre member Olivia Sinclair said.
“Several playcentre whānau were also instrumental in making this project happen."
Playcentre Aotearoa’s kaiwhakahaere hononga Māori (Māori relationship manager) Erana Rattray said it was "wonderful to be able to weave te reo me ōna tikanga Māori throughout the ceremony and for playcentre tamariki and their whānau to experience our rich culture, connecting the centre to the wider community".
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