Ko tā te pō tuku taonga a te roopū whakawhanake wāhine he whakamōhiohio, he whakatairanga i ngā wāhine e mahi ana ki te whakawhanake i ō rātou hapori. Ko te kaiwhakahaere o Occhiali Optometrist, ko Renata Watene tētahi kua tonoa ki te whakatatae mō āna mahi me Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei kia whai mōhiti ngā kaumātua kuia o te iwi.
Tekau tau tēnei tohu e noho ana i roto i te pouri inaia kua kitea ano. Hei tā Watene, e pai ana ia i te mōhio e whai whakaaro ana ki ngā mahi papai ki a ia.
Inā ko te whakatakanga a Renata Watene he āwhina i te hunga kāpō ki te hou atu ki te māramatanga.
Rua tekau mā whitu ngā kaumātua kuia kua tae atu ki te aromatawai i ō rātou karu erangi kāpātao i te take ka pā ki te hunga pēperekou anahe, ka kite i te hunga rangatahi tonu.
Ko te mahi he whakamatautau i nga kuia kaumatua me pehea te manaki te ripoata, me te kōrero e whai oranga ai o ratou karu.
Hei tā Watene, 'e rua anahe ō karu, e kore e pai te mārama ki ā rāua mahi nui whai muri i tā rāua pōtanga.
Hei te Hatarei e tū mai nei whakataki atu ai te minita whakawhanake Māori i te pō tuku taonga ki te Whanganui ā Tara, ki Te Papa Tongarewa.