Ko Te Ahu tētahi o ngā tamariki ngahuru mā whā, nā, i whānau mai ia i Waiokura Pā, e tata ana ki Manaia, i Taranaki, ā, i whakatipuhia ia i te ūkaipō o te whānau. Ko ia tētahi o te hunga tuatahi i ngā whakareanga maha kua hoki mai ki Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui, nō muri mai i tā ōna tūpuna wehe i Whakapuaka ki Taranaki hoki atu ai, kotahi rautau neke atu ki muri nei. Kua noho a Te Ahu hei Kaitohu Māori ki Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa me Te Herenga Waka. Nō tana hokitanga atu ki Motueka e whā tau neke atu ki muri nei noho ai ia ki te tūranga o Te Pouhāpai Tikanga ki Ngāti Tama ki Te Waipounamu, nā, ka noho hoki ia hei māngai mō Tokomaru ki Te Pae Motuhake ki Te Tai Tonga, mō Te Mātāwai.

Tama tū ki te Tauihu, Tama ora ki te ao

Te Ahu, one of 14 siblings, was born at Waiokura Pā near Manaia in Taranaki and raised in the family homestead. He is among the first of several generations to return to Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Maui after his tūpuna left Whakapuaka over a century ago to return to Taranaki. Throughout his engagement in te ao Māori, Te Ahu has served as a Māori Adviser for Massey University and Victoria University. Since relocating to Motueka over four years ago, he currently holds the role of Te Pouhāpai Tikanga for Ngāti Tama ki Te Waipounamu and serves as the Tokomaru representative for Te Pae Motuhake ki Te Tai Tonga for Te Mātāwai.

Tama tū ki te Tauihu, Tama ora ki te ao