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The long-running battle against seabed mining in South Taranaki continues, with local iwi celebrating a recent win but already preparing for the next challenge. Te Pāti Māori MP Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, a long-time advocate in the fight, reflected on the significance of the struggle “It’s huge, I think for our iwi, for our whanau, for everyone. It dates the long battle … Read More
Kua poowhiritia Te Whare Waananga o Waikato i ngaa tini tauira hou i te raa nei. “I teenei waa e hiikaka ana, e hiamo ana ahau ki te tiimata i ngaa mahi inu pia, ngaa mahi inu waipiro. Noo reira, koia te ia matua o teenei wiki o te ‘O Week’. Noo reira koinaa taaku e rongo nei, ko te … Read More
The health warning for Blue Lake Tikitapu remains in place today, despite preliminary test results indicating the water is safe for swimming following a small sewage leak yesterday morning. Rotorua Lakes Council confirmed the leak originated from a fault in a urinal at the public toilets near the motor camp end of the beach. A power box malfunction temporarily cut … Read More
Following devastating floods that have left whānau on Phillips Road homeless, local Māori Ward councillors, Tenille Kete and Jaimee Tamaki, are on the ground delivering immediate assistance. The flooding has resulted in multiple properties being yellow or red-carded by Civil Defence due to extensive water damage and contamination, forcing whānau like Kane Wharepouri’s to evacuate. “The water came up and … Read More
Severe flooding has cut off more than 10 roads across the Ōtorohanga region, creating a critical situation for four whānau trapped along Mangatī Road. The local hau kāinga and farming community of neighbours, centered in Ngutunui, has rapidly mobilised to provide a vital lifeline, delivering critical supplies and aid to their isolated neighbours. Among those isolated are retired farmer Howard … Read More
He rā hou kua ara ake mō te kaiārahitanga o Ngāi Te Rangi whai muri i ngā horonga whenua, me tētehi tau nui mō ngā hapū o te iwi. Ka karahuihui ngā uri ki te marae o Kutaroa ki runga o Matakana mō te hui ā-tau ki te whakatau i te huarahi whakamua. Ka mutu ko Maru Samuels te piki … Read More
The devastating reality of the weekend’s severe flooding in the Ōtorohanga and Waipā Districts is becoming clearer as both regions remain under a local State of Emergency. Emergency crews are battling to clear roads and deliver essential supplies to whānau trapped and isolated in their homes. Adding to the crisis is the grim environmental toll. Locals in Ngutunui, inland of … Read More
Ka whakawhiwhia ki ngā raukura o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ruamata i Te Tohu a Hinerēhia me Te Tohu a Tānerore i Te Hiranga o Te Ao Haka i roto i ngā Tohu Mātauranga 2025. I te wiki nei pānuitia ai e te Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa i te rārangi o ngā Toa Whakaihuwaka, e 38 rātou mō … Read More
Thousands of devoted rugby league fans descended upon Harvey Norman, Te Rapa, in Kirikiriroa this week for a meet-and-greet with their NRL All Stars idols, ahead of a highly anticipated clash between the Māori All Stars and the Indigenous All Stars this Sunday. The excitement was palpable as supporters queued for a chance to meet the players. Among the crowd … Read More
Descendants of Guide Bella are unwavering in their commitment to complete the restoration of their whare, the former home of pioneering guide Ihapera ‘Guide Bella’ Papakura, in Whakarewarewa Village. Her mokopuna Bella Moke has been the kaitiaki of the whare and even lived in it when it was safe and sound. “Last year would’ve been a hundred years since it … Read More
Kua whakataua a Te Kanawa Wilson, he tauira noo Te Wharekura o Ngaa Taiaatea i Kirikiriroa, hei Toa Whakaihuwaka mō ngā marau e rua o Te Reo Maaori me Te Reo Rangatira i roto i Ngaa Tohu Maatauranga a te Mana Tohu Maatauranga o Aotearoa (NZQA) mō te tau 2025. “I te waa i kite ai e au. Ahua ohorere … Read More
The four NRL All Stars teams, Māori and First Nation’s Men’s and Women’s, were welcomed this morning onto Turangawaewae Marae by Te Arikinui Kuini Ngawai hono i te po, the Kiingitanga, and Tainui waka, ahead of their clashes this Sunday at the FMG Stadium in Kirikiriroa. For Indigenous Men’s All Stars player Hohepa Puru, the pōwhiri was a powerful homecoming. … Read More