Why Whāea ?
Simply to pay tribute the many Whāea that may contribute to ones upbringing. May it be through a motherly role, an auntie/great aunt, a teacher, iho pūmanawa/idol, Atua Māori + more "it takes a village to raise a child".
To also acknowledge the many põtae a wāhine can wear, being a whaea too many.
 
Whāea ;
1.(noun) mothers,aunties, great aunts - used in this form with a lengthend vowel in the plural by some iwi.
"whakahauhautia ana e ia i ngā whāea kia haramai ki nga akomanga a ā rātou tamariki./ She encouraged mothers to come to their childrens classes
 
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