27 Sep 2025

A tribute to Sir Tumu Te Heu Heu

From Māpuna, 12:00 pm on 27 September 2025

Mapuna is in Turangi close to where Sir Tumu Te Heu Heu is lying in Waihi village on the southern shore of Lake Taupo. His whanau have requested no media coverage inside Waihi for the duration of his tangi. Julian Wilcox talks to Kiingitanga spokesperson Rahui Papa near the banks of the Tongariro river as he reflects on the leader he knew and the close and historic links between Waikato and Ngati Tuwharetoa.