Opo and Elaine Ngawaka sing Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish you were here’ | RNZ

Kaumātua Opo Ngawaka alongside his wife Elaine has spent more than 40 years as kaitiaki, the guardians, of Māhuki, a little island in the Hauraki Gulf When their whānau moved to the remote island in the early 1980s, rats were everywhere, the whenua was largely grass and the stories of the island were becoming, in Opo's words, "all negative". Now, native trees are pushing through the gorse, piwaiwaka are everywhere and tākapu, gannets, are flourishing along the cliffs. While interviewing Opo and Elaine, RNZ was treated to a special performance by them, as they covered Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here'. Director of Photography & Edit - Nick Monro 🔗 Full Story: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-ao-maori/1940992/life-on-a-remote-island-meet-the-whanau-who-call-mahuki-home