E tū ana a Joseph Filemu ki te taha o te tī kouka ki tōna kāinga ki Pukerua takiwā ki Porirua. Koinei te rākau tāpuketia ai tōna whenua. Whakapapa ai a Joseph ki a Ngāti Kahungunu, ki a Ngāpuhi, ki a Rangitāne. I tana whānautanga ka tāpuketia tōna whenua ki te pūtake o te rākau. Nō nehe rā anō tēnei tikanga a te Māori hei aha, hei here i te tangata ki te whenua.
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