Tūmanako

Hiwa nui, Hiwa roa, Hiwa pūkenga, Hiwa wānanga! Hiwaiterangi tēnei e korou o te manawa koronga, tēnei te āwhero o te manako nui. Horahia nuitia mai ngā hua tuawhiti mātinitini o te tau. Purutia e au kia mau te angitū, tāwhia te mooho kia ita! Ka puta ki te whai ao, ki te ao mārama.

Hiwaiterangi is the star connected with granting our wishes, and realising our aspirations for the coming year.                                        (source: Te Wānanga o Aotearoa)

Young people visiting the City Library made a beautiful star cluster of hope and wishes for the new year on the window of the children’s library by the Storypit. It is lovely to read what they would like for the world and for Aotearoa. Our future is in good hands.

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