Dawn Blessing of the Gate Pa Pou and Flagpole I get up just after 4am.  It’s dark. Outside it’s cold.   It’s raining as I slide down the Whakamarama Road.  There’s little traffic on SH2.  Ahead at the Wairoa  River,coming from Te Puna,  is a people carrier followed by four or five cars moving as … Continue reading Commemoration of the Battle of Pukehinahina – Gate Pa