Kua whakapuakina e te whānau o Sean Wainui tētahi reta ki te tini macis e tangi ana i te rironga ohoreretanga o tā rātou tamaiti, tungāne, mokopuna anō hoki.
Nō te Mane ka hori a Sean, he toki whutupōro nō te kapa Steamers, te kapa Tamatoa me te kapa Ōpango Māori, ka mate ohorere whai muri i te tukinga o tōna waka ki tētahi rākau i Omanawa, pātata atu ki Tauranga Moana.
Neke atu i te $250,000 kua kohia e tētahi tono Givealittle i whakaritea ai e te kapa Chiefs mō tana whānau.
E tangihia ana te tūpāpaku o Sean e tona whānau i Mangatu Marae, Tūranga nui a Kiwa i tēnei wā nei.
Hei te Rātapu tōna tūpāpaku ka tukua ki te rua kōiwi o rātou mā.
E ai ki te reta:
On behalf of the Sean's whānau, his wife Paige and her whānau.
We just want to thank everyone for their love and generosity. The beautiful tributes that have come from those who loved him all across the world means a lot to us all.
We understand there are many hurting right now and wanting to hear from the whānau, but please respect that we have just lost our baby brother, a son, a husband and a father and our focus right now is healing and laying my brother to rest.
Thank you all for respecting the whānau's wishes.