Hamuera Pugh - moko mowai

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Onekainga te maunga
Te Wairahi te awa

Ngati Wai te iwi

My mountain is Onekainga

My river is Te wairahi

My tribe is Ngati Wai

Kia ora my name is Hamuera Pugh

I’m am from the northern region of New Zealand/Aotearoa

I have been practicing the art of Tā moko close too 10yrs 

I have a Bachelors in Māori visual arts and i am well immersed in my culture.

I perform with my kapahaka group (cultural performing group) 

Te Pou o Mangatawhiri that has over 100yrs of history in the Waikato region.

I have travelled to Taiwan, United States and other places around the world sharing our rich Māori culture.

"Mehemea ka moemoeā ahau, ko ahau anake. Mehemea ka moemoeā tātou, ka taea e tātou”


If I dream, I dream alone. If we dream together, we shall achieve." 


- Te Puea Herangi