Paul Kaahu and Rodney Trainor carry food from the hāngī pit to prepare it to eat. PHOTOS: BEN ANDREWS
Khaliiyah Ramsay (7, left) and Florence Paterson, 7, had time to play on the playground once the hāngī was ready to eat.
Stella Cruichshank (8, left) and Annie Saunders, 8, enjoyed eating some carrots cooked in the hāngī.
A kōwhai tree was planted to signify the occasion.
St Mary’s principal Mallory Hood welcomed a crowd of about 200 people to the gathering.
The Ensign reporter Ben Andrews was there with his camera to capture the action.
