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Ana Scotney (Ngāti Tāwhaki) calls herself a Māori-Jewish-Buddhist kid with qualms. Raised outside of the rohe, she wasn't really connected to her Tūhoe side except during the school holidays.  She would travel back to the heart of Te Urewera - Ngāputahi where her late father, Joseph Doherty and step-mum Joanna Doherty lived. Here...

Brothers Charlton and Jonathan Martin (Tamakaimoana) say their Nanny Honey Tuhua lets them know when they are needed back home. Spending time at Maungapōhatu hanging with the cuzzies and listening to stories of their tīpuna are among their favourite memories of Tūhoe. After growing up in Sydney, they returned to Aotearoa for tertiary...