Walker said when the cyclone hit, Puketawai Marae’s new wharenui and ablution facilities were almost finished and piles were about to be put in for the new whare kai. “We were praying ...
"My mum brought me to the marae in a pram, while she was doing ... And while the Kiingi rests outside the wharenui, the rangatahi from Te Wharekura o Rakaumanga are waitresses in kimiora.
An apology without action is just empty words, survivors say, after hours of speeches from heads of government agencies and politicians were broadcast around the country.