Last night, I attended a Zoom hui of my whanaunga, my whānau from throughout the world, as we came together because of the death of a loved one, a grand-uncle. The technology facilitated for those of us who weren't able to be with our whānau in Las Vegas and it drew us together in terms of the recognition of our whakapapa, our identity, and our relationships with the death and the passing of a loved one. 