The Four Canoes
Here on this location the Bride and Groom will prepare themselves
for a romantic journey of a lifetime.
The name of this venue comes from the migration of the Four Canoes that journeyed
here to Aotearoa (New Zealand).
The Mataatua Canoe, the Takitimu Canoe,
the Horoutu Canoe and the Te Arawa Canoe.
The story of the Takitimu Canoe is the most romantic of the
Canoe migration and more appropriate for the Wedding occasion.
Guided throughout her journey by a school of whales she arrived safely
towards her destination. As though this were not sufficient comfort
the Priests on Board brought two of their gods with them. Kahukura,
who by day became a Rainbow to point the way and Hinekorako who became a Moonbeam at night.
The Maori Priest performing the Wedding ceremony is a descendant of the
Takitimu Canoe tracing his ancestry back to that sacred canoe of priests
that migrated here to Aotearoa (New Zealand).
Finally bringing the ceremony to a close the Bride and Groom will be serenaded
with the World Famous Maori Love Song Pokarekare ana, the greatest love song in Maori history.
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