Hikoi News Letter

December 23, 2009

Dear whanau(family)

Thank you for choosing to travel with us on our Hikoi Wairua year 2010. Our 10th Year of Hikoi. Im sure you have looked up my website with all the information on Hikoi Wairua.

Every Hikoi has its own life force and is never the same as the last Hikoi. I believe the reason for this is that its you the participant and the hikoi team that create this special unique Mauri (life force). What I would also like to say that this feeling never disapears it’s a bonding relationship that will always be there. Over the years, hikoi participants and team assistants have made life friends and have visited each other around the world. Also we have had many of you return on other hikoi. A very warm welcome back to Nalu and Makana who returned to NZ and our Hikoi Wairua five times out of 10. Nalu we know this is your place to come and your favourite choice of holiday thank you so much for supporting the spirit of our hikoi and I am sure both you and Makana have brought with you new wisdoms and songs to share with us.

What do we offer you that you will not find anywhere else in the world? We take you on a journey that embraces your spiritual being and connect you to everything. The mountains the rivers the seas to Tane-mahuta the god of the forest. It connects you to everything that ever was and everything that will be.

Aotearoa has a unique life force that causes every thing you see, feel and touch bring you very close to understanding and accepting this supreme life force. You will look at everything in a new and exciting way. I have observed the moment you step onto our soil Papatuanuku (mother earth)it triggers a process allowing you to see and understand what are the most important things in your life and also how you are able to accept all that life is offering.Some of the highlights is to bond asaextended family. Where you truly will feel the connection to your roots.The first 4 days we will introduce you to our customs, rituals and ceromonys that guide our lives and make us the people we are. You will meet some of our elders and extended family that make up a WE family a hapu. You will experience the wonderfull landscapes and stories of why we are the kind of people we are. Our travel is extensive ,tribal and healing. I look forward to welcomming you my land.

Arohanui whaea Wai, Aunty Wai