SNOWDON, Mama Joan Olivia, nee Kereru

“He honore, he kororia ki te Atua, he maungarongo ki te whenua, he whakaaro pai ki nga tangata katoa. Amine”
It is with immense sadness and heavy hearts, we announce the sudden passing of our beloved Nanny, Aunty, Sister, Mama Kereru (Olivia Snowdon).
Ka tangi te ngākau, ka tangi te whenua, ka tangi te whānau.
Nan, kua ea tō mahi ki te ao kikokiko.
Hoki atu rā ki ō mātua,
ki ō tūpuna,
ki te kāinga o rātou kua wheturangitia.
Moe mai rā e kui.
Ka ngaro koe i te tirohanga kanohi,
engari e kore rawa koe e ngaro i ngā ngākau.
Mama will lie at Tuahuru Marae, Mahia where her funeral service will be hld on Tuesday 1 September 2026 at 11am, followed by interment in Ruataniwha Urupa Nukutaurua, Mahia.