Querencia is a Spanish word that describes a place where one feels safe, a place from which one's strength of character is drawn and a place where one feels at home.
After tonight's launch of Wahiao: the People of Whakarewarewa, artist June Grant used the word when summing up the book, the place and the event.
"It's a word I have recently found and it sums up perfectly, the way I feel about this place.
"It doesn't matter where I am in the world, my heart is here."
Like the book Wahiao: the People of Whakarewarewa, Grant was born and raised in the village. And like many people affiliated to the village, she is in awe of the book.