Turbulence

Ko Tūranganui-a-Kiwa te whanga nui rawa o tētahi kāhui whanga i te tai rāwhiti o te raki o Te Matau-a-Māui. Kei te whātoro i ngā kiromita 10, atu i Te Upoko-o-te-kurī-a-Paoa o te māuru-mā-tonga tae noa ki Tuaheni o te rāwhiti-mā-raki. Kei te tohutoro a *Turbulence*, 2019 ki ngā hua o te nohonga 48 haora te roa a Kāpene Kuki, ki Tūranganui-a-Kiwa i te tau 1769 mā runga i te HMS Endeavour, me ngā mahi i reira, ā, koirā te take i panonihia ai te ingoa o Tūranganui-a-Kiwa ki Poverty Bay. I mate a Te Maro i te riringa i waenga i ngā hunga nō runga i te kaipuke o Kuki, me te haukāinga o reira. Kei te tohutoroa tēnei hītori me tōna pānga ki te Māori o taua rohe i roto i a Turbulence.

Tūranganui-a-Kiwa is the largest of several small bays on the coast north of Hawke’s Bay. It stretches for 10 kilometres from Young Nick’s Head in the southwest to Tuaheni Point in the northeast. *Turbulence*, 2019 alludes to Captain Cook’s two-day visit to Turanganui-a-Kiwa in 1769 and the events that led to the name change from Tūranganui-a-Kiwa to Poverty Bay. That first encounter led to the death of Te Maro during a skirmish with the crew. This history and the lasting impact on Māori in the region is referenced in *Turbulence*.

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