Tuawaru o Noema: celebrating the founding of the Ratana faith
On the 8th of November 1918, the Tuawaru o Noema, Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana, a local farmer, was on the porch of his house on the exposed and lonely plains south of Whanganui when a cloud came from the coast: Wiremu noticed a cloud formation hovering and moving above the sea heading in his direction. It… Read More Tuawaru o Noema: celebrating the founding of the Ratana faith
