About 26 years ago I was part of a contingent to Waitangi. We were a group of many different Christian intercessory groups who travelled in buses to the North and stayed on a number of marae up there previous to Waitangi Day. There were meetings, workshops, and lots of prayer held on the marae.

The day before Waitangi Day all the Christian groups gathered to meet and pray over the grounds at Waitangi. It was a time of reconciliation and forgiveness, recognising the wrongs of the past and present on both sides, Maori and Pakeha. After this time there was talk about the reoccurring vision of a lone silver wolf of the North.

A silver wolf, also known as a grey wolf, was heading towards extinction until recent years when it was realised something needed to be done to ensure its survival. A lone wolf is a wolf which has left its pack, either having been thrown out or leaving of its their own accord. Often they start a pack of their own.

I believe we are realising now the appearance of the silver wolf of the north.

B Goodhew, Tauranga City