Takawhiti CALCOTT Obituary

CALCOTT, (nee Ahuriri) Takawhiti Te Oraiti, QSM:
Aged 79. He kura tangihia, he maimai aroha ki te mreikura o Te Kohanga Reo ki Te Oraiti Calcott. Kei te uri o Ngti Porou, Ngati Kauwhata, me Ng Puhi e tangi hotuhotu ana te manawa mu i mate nei.
Ahakoa kua ngaro atu koe i te tirohanga kanohi, kua titia koe ki te whatumanawa o te tini, o te mano. Moe mai e te ringa mrohirohi te kaipono o Te Kingitanga. He kk tino taahua ki ana tamariki a Gary rua ko Kararaina, ki ana whngai me ana tamariki mokopuna. Haere ra e Te Oraiti ki nunui ma, ki roroa ma, ki te iwi nui tonu e tauwhanga mai nei mu. Hai te Paraire a te tekau m tahi karaka te karakia whakamutunga m Te Oraiti Calcott ki Waahi P, Rhui Pkeka. Whai muri mai ka nehua ki Taupiri Maunga.
A church service will be held at Waahi P in Huntly at 11am Tomorrow (Friday 3 June) to celebrate the life of Te Oraiti Calcott, followed by burial at Taupiri Maunga.
Kapiti Coast Funeral Home
FDANZ–NZIFH 04 298-5168