Kia Ora

[ika a Whiro]

Hi people, I am ika a Whiro, and i am new to this site.

I am part Maori, of the Taranaki iwi, i have lived in the UK now for some time now and am laid up with an injusy so thought i would see what the deal is with you guys.
Dont know what to say 'bout me really, im big, a bit black and like a party, but i love me outdoors, back home its all i know.
As a Maori you only have a few options, you either get into drugs, go to jail work in rubbish jobs or become a cockie, so thats what i did.
Back hoem i hunt pigs n possums, and we live right on the beach so we spend a lot of time there.
Great to meet you guys, only been reading the site for a bit but it looks Kapai!

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[ady05]

welcome ika to bcuk hope you enjoy the site

ady

 

[ika a Whiro]

welcome ika to bcuk hope you enjoy the site

ady

Thanks bro, looks great.

 

[Ed]

A very warm welcome to you mate... you are more than welcome here. Feel free to get stuck into the forums and if you have any questions, just ask, we are quite a friendly bunch and I'm sure someone will have an answer for you or point you in the right direction..... though with your hunting expierence I'm sure a few of us will be picking your brains on the subject

Take care
Ed

 

[fred gordon]

Welcome to the site. You will like it here. It's very friendly and helpful

 

[ika a Whiro]

A very warm welcome to you mate... you are more than welcome here. Feel free to get stuck into the forums and if you have any questions, just ask, we are quite a friendly bunch and I'm sure someone will have an answer for you or point you in the right direction..... though with your hunting expierence I'm sure a few of us will be picking your brains on the subject

Take care
Ed

Hi Ed mate, great to meet ya, you sure seem like a friendly bunch, and i cant wait to get stuck in.
You all feel free to ask away, my pa gave me my first gun at 7 and i have been gathering paua on the beach since i could walk!

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[anthonyyy]

Welcome. I hope we will hear a lot from you.

 

[Toddy]

Hello again I'm pleased to finally see you got in to the forums

Maori craftsmanship using natural resources is excellent, glad you came to join us.

atb,
Toddy

 

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Hi there

Glad to have you aboard with us all. This really is a great place to be and is full of very friendly folk that will be more than willing to help with any question you may have.

Looking forward to reading some of your posts.

Enjoy!

Best regards,

Phil.

 

[billycan]

Hi, welcome and glad to meet you, make use of the great resource that is BCUK, were all a friendly bunch here, i'm sure we'll pick your brains at some point...

 

[Ed]

.... on a side note, can i ask what your user name 'ika a Whiro' means??? I know what 'Kia Ora' means and can just about work out what your sig 'Toitu he whenua, whatungarongaro he tangato ' means.... but your user name has me stumped

Ed

 

[tomtom]

Welcome abord, good to see you!

 

[Tadpole]

.... on a side note, can i ask what your user name 'ika a Whiro' means??? I know what 'Kia Ora' means and can just about work out what your sig 'Toitu he whenua, whatungarongaro he tangato ' means.... but your user name has me stumped

Ed

I think it means something like "an old, battle tried warrior"

Piki mai! Kake mai!
He wahi mihi tenei ki a koutou
rangatira ma!
Haeri mai!
Haere mai ki runga i tenei marae.
Mauria mai o koutou mate.
Haere, e nga mate!
Haere ki te kainga tuturu.
Haere ki to tatou Matua i te rangi.
Haere, haere, haere!

 

[ika a Whiro]

I think it means something like "an old, battle tried warrior"

Piki mai! Kake mai!
He wahi mihi tenei ki a koutou
rangatira ma!
Haeri mai!
Haere mai ki runga i tenei marae.
Mauria mai o koutou mate.
Haere, e nga mate!
Haere ki te kainga tuturu.
Haere ki to tatou Matua i te rangi.
Haere, haere, haere!

tēnā rawa atu koe.

You have made me feel welcome.

My name means tired warrior. It was my ancestors name from when he faught the British, and i was given it as a mark of respect.
The welcome i have received has been warm and i thank you all for that.

Cookie.

 

[ika a Whiro]

Hello again I'm pleased to finally see you got in to the forums

Maori craftsmanship using natural resources is excellent, glad you came to join us.

atb,
Toddy

Hi Toddy, thank you very much bro for getting me online, and talking to me when i was not.
and thank you everyone else for making it possible to get connected. Heaps of Kapai for ya all eh.

I even managed to load in my Ta Moko from a few years ago as an Avatar

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[Wayland]

Was hael traveller.

Welcome to the community, I'm sure you have many fine tales to tell. You'll find lots of friends here I'm sure.

 

[Bigman]

Welcome to bcuk.

 

[beowolf762]

Howdy and welcome

 

[ika a Whiro]

So bro's, whats the hot topic at the moment?

I have read some of the gear stuff, that was cool. Any of you guys ever use Kiwi stuff like Swandri or Swazi?

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