Te Puni Kōkiri supported Waka Tangata Trust to host its annual whānau sports day at the end of January this year with the kaupapa of whakawhanaungatanga. Perfect weather conditions provided a backdrop for the more than 400 people who gathered to participate. The whānau sports day was held at Maketu Marae, Kāwhia, with a variety of entertainment and family activities including hoe waka, tours, touch rugby, volleyball, knuckle bones and a waiata competition along with goods and kai stalls.