E ai ki te hunga Māori i te Wairarapa, he nui ngā whānau e rongo ana i te rawa kore, ā, nā te torutoru o ngā tūranga mahi i te rohe, kei raro marika rātou e putu ana.
I tae atu tā mātou kaikawe kōrero a Ripeka Timutimu ki Te Wairarapa i te rangi nei, he wāhi e whakaponotia ana e te hau kāinga, kāore e whai whakaaronuitia ana i roto o Ikaroa-Rāwhiti.