(in Maori culture) a grandchild, or a great-nephew or great-niece.
they have retired and are now living with their children and their mokopuna
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The trust and its staff remain focused on the needs of mokopuna in its care.
A grandmother sang to her mokopuna thanking him for the 50 inch TV he had bought her.
She was a beloved mother and nanny to many mokopuna throughout Aotearoa.
By the time my mokopuna are at school I hope they'll know more about their whakapapa than their grandmother did.
They want settlement now, so they and their mokopuna live to see Ngapuhi reach its full potential in their lifetime.
They are creating a space that encourages and facilitates interactions between mokopuna and the community.
I have been thinking about a saying I have said over the years to my mokopuna "To the world you may just be someone, but to someone you may be the whole world".
We want to give mokopuna opportunities to get involved in the community.
It sets a powerful example about the world we want our mokopuna to inherit.
While we lament our loss, and express our deepest sympathy for her children and mokopuna, we must all treasure and uphold the legacy she leaves behind.