Every Monday on here Nights, a guest shares a whakataukī - a Māori proverb - that's meaningful to them, to set the tone for the week
Tonight, Maggie Tweedie talks to a Hawkes Bay legend and Flaxmere rangatira Henare O'Keefe.
Henare is known for his humble, proactive approach to combatting violence and uplifting disadvantaged communities and alongside his late wife Pam fostered more than 200 children, opening their doors with love and compassion.
A Hastings District Councillor for 15 years, Henare was awarded the Queen Service Medal in 2011 for services to Maori and the wider community.
Taneshia Gill with Henare O'Keefe, a former Hastings District Councillor. Photo: Lauren Crimp / RNZ
