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Standing as one in this year’s Auckland Pride Parade
Ngā Honongā Tapu o Te Moana nui ō Kiwa - Sacred Connections of Oceania
This year Tangata Whenua (Iwi Māori) Takataapui Pride float has joined with Tangata Pasefika (Oceania – Peoples of Pacific nations). This is the first year we have seen this type of collaboration in the Auckland Pride Parade. As a leading float they have combined under the umbrella of Ngā Honongā Tapu o Te Moana nui ō Kiwa - Sacred Connections of Oceania.
Previously these groups worked on individual
floats to promote their nations and communities. The
Takataapui (Iwi Māori) community opened and welcomed this
partnership, and by general consensus the Tangata Pasefika
communities agreed with the decision to ‘stand as one’
in this year’s Auckland Pride Parade.
The float in
this year’s parade represents lineage and sacred ancestral
journeys throughout Polynesia/Oceania. They are promoters
and ambassadors of their culture, traditions, beliefs and
values. They revisit their indigenous rituals of yesteryear
of celebration and carnival, and they intend to compliment
and interweave these into this year’s Carnival Pride
theme. Alongside and in support are leaders from hāhi
Māori (Māori religious groups), Ratana, Ringatu and
Paimarire. These Religious leaders will lead the float with
incantations to create a safe passage way for the Auckland
Pride Parade 2017.
The purpose of Ngā Honongā Tapu o
Te Moana nui ō Kiwa - Sacred Connections of Oceania is to
engage, strengthen and reconnect Māori and Pasefika
communities to their identity to their Polynesian heritage.
They recognise blood ties and interwoven stories of
migration patterns throughout Polynesia; and also represent
moana (seas) and Tangaroa (sea gods) and the many legendary
stories. Their people are the vessel of our Tupuna or
ancestors.
Takataapui were once rich with pride and
place of ‘people of difference’. Their stories have been
forgotten and will need to create new stories as a way or
means to reclaim pride and place. Evolution and demands of
Western life, Christianity alike are diminishing their value
and place in society. They return to tradition and celebrate
who we are. Strong, together with
pride.
Auckland Pride Parade, Ponsonby Road,
Saturday 25th February, from
7:30pm
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