My brother had the honor of performing at the Polyfest this year with his Kapa Haka group. Unfortunately, I am all the way down in Wellington and could not be there to support him live. My mother recorded his performance special for me - and I was only able to watch it the day after he had performed. It was especially impactful as I decided to watch it while studying in my university library - watching my brother perform his kapa haka had moved me to tears, they were dressed beautifully, with blue details on the costumes and my brother had all of the cultural patterns across his neck, shoulders, chest, and legs. I was later told his Kapa Haka had been up since 3am that morning to get all the kids hand painted and ready to perform. The fact that I wasn't there in person did hurt, but I could still feel the amount of mana and pride from my brother and my family there to support. The distance and time didn't matter - I was there in spirit, and my brother knew that. So these recordings of these events have a special place in my heart this year. I called him after I saw it to tell him how proud I was <3