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Podcast: Paki Kēhua
Episode: The Boy Who Didn’t Wash His Hands
Description: Episode 44 - The Boy who didn’t wash his hands (Tikanga Based Story)
Why wash your hands when you leave an urupā? As kids, the choice was straightforward: wash your hands or get a kick in the pants from Nan. And with the decision always came a foreboding "beware curse" from Nanny, delivered in a chorus of voices, warning of the dire consequences that might ensue if you neglected this ritual. Nowadays, I gently remind my moko with the sweetest intonation, "Horoia ō ringaringa." Man, what whimps we've become! But what if Nan was right? And yes, I can h...