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Podcast: Paki Kēhua
Episode: Funkihi Town
Description: Episode 35 - Funkihi Town (Based on a True Story)
Why or when does an Atua choose to show up, ā-tinana? Through karakia... perhaps? Or maybe after the death of a noble? You'll know if an Atua is nearby. We often see their presence, especially at tangi, but don't realize it. You might see a greenstone patu run red, or te huingā manu arā manu gathered in unusual groups on a lake. I've seen it all. Sometimes Atua will come a little closer, but so as not to scare the living daylights out of you, they will move steal...