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I teenei wiki i whakaputa te Kaawanatanga i te raarangi o ngaa kura 500 moo te hootaka ‘Solar on Schools’ i puta i te Tahua Puutea 2026, aa, kua waimarie a Ngaa Taiaatea Wharekura kua whai waahi raatou ki te kaupapa whakahihiko kura. “I tae mai te koorero a iimera inanahi raa naa te Kaawanatanga, naa Te Taahuuhuu anoo hoki. … Read More
Te Wharekura o Te Kaokaoroa o Pātetere welcomed students and representatives of the Learning Tree International School from Tokyo as a part of a cultural exchange between the two kura. “I was touched and moved. The energy and spirit it’s amazing, like I felt like I lived here before in my past life or something,” says Principal Representative Director, Fumi … Read More
In a vibrant display of creativity and connection to the land, Waikato based ringatoi Maeana Ataria recently shared her knowledge with residents of Raahui Pookeka. The Ngaa Tae o te Whenua workshop focused on the art of transforming earth pigments such as kookoowai, uku, and pounamu into natural paints. “We have some red ochre, kookoowai, some uku. Also we have … Read More
Kua tau te hā o te mātauranga ā-iwi ki Rotorua i tēnei wiki mō te Hui-ā-Motu mō Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa, e kīa ana ko Te Pūtahi Nui 2026. He hui tēnei e whakakotahi ana i te tini me te mano ki te Rotorua Energy Event Centre ki te wānanga i te anamata o ā tātou tamariki i … Read More
Ngāti Hinekura of Ngāti Pikiao at Lake Rotoiti are pushing ahead with their Whangamoa Trust papakāinga development, despite facing ongoing legal challenges from a non-resident developer homeowner in their village. The proposed 28-unit housing project, situated near Otaramarae Marae at Pounamunui, has drawn criticism allegedly from some neighbours who allege there was a lack of public notice during the approval … Read More
Kua piki te taumahatanga o te taukumekume e pā ana ki te maunga o Mauao, whai muri i ngā horonga whenua hou, me ngā reo whakatūpato mai i te Kaunihera o Tauranga, te Tarahiti o Mauao me ngā mana whenua kia kaua e hohoro te whakatuwhera i te maunga ki te marea. Ahakoa te pēhanga mai o te Mema Pāremata … Read More
E rapu ana a Ngāti Hinemihi i ngā huarahi hou hei hōnore i ō rātou tūpuna me te whakarite kia mau tonu te kōrero o tō rātou whakapapa ki ngā whakatupuranga e heke mai nei. I te atatū o te Rāhoroi kua hori ka taki huihui ngā whānau ki te whare o Hinemihi ki Ngāpuna, i Rotorua, ā, ka whakanuia … Read More
A chasm is opening between Wellington and the regions as the Government accelerates its push to phase out Mana Whakahono ā Rohe agreements. While ministers frame the move as a necessary streamlining of the Resource Management Act (RMA), local leaders are hitting back, describing the policy as a dangerous overreach that ignores the reality of effective iwi-council partnerships. Despite the … Read More
Kua tū te rā whakanui o Mokotini ki te Mercury Arena i te rā nei, he kaupapa e whakahuihui ana i ngā Kōhanga Reo neke atu i te tekau mā whitu o te rohe o Tauranga Moana. E whakaatu ana ngā tamariki me ngā mātua i ō rātou mahi, i ā rātou waiata, i te haka, i te poi hoki, … Read More
Cruz Reihana’s Give A Little page for his whānau can be found here: https://shorturl.at/lGwwB Cruz Reihana’s life has changed irrevocably in a matter of weeks. The Rotorua father of five, known to his community as the owner of “Mow Hero’s Lawncare,” has permanently parked his mower, trading his business for the round-the-clock demands of full-time caregiving. This transition comes in … Read More
The walking track on Mt Kakepuku about 40 minutes south of Kirikiriroa has recently reopened after a long closure, following significant damage to the track from severe weather that hit the district in February. The 7.2 kilometre return track was closed due to damage, including multiple landslides, unstable ground, surface cracking and access routes being blocked by rocks and fallen … Read More
Pupū ake ngā kare ā-roto, rere ana ngā roimata, mō ngā rangatahi o Te Kapa Haka o Te Koutu ka pānuihia ōkawatia ai hei Toa Whakaihuwaka o Te Whakataetae Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua ā-Motu 2026 ki roto o Tauranga Moana. He wikitoria tēnei i whakatapua ki tō rātou hoa, ki a Taiiringa Roimata Brown Bennett, i mate nei i te … Read More