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Almost four weeks out from Election Day, Tāmaki Makaurau candidates Oriini Kaipara (Te Pāti Māori) and Kerrin Leoni (Labour) faced off on the Marae Debate panel this morning to outline their visions and policies for the electorate. The debate highlighted key issues facing voters, with housing, cost of living, relationships with mana whenua and youth advocacy taking centre stage. Current … Read More
A Kiwi company called Aotea Energy has officially launched in Auckland and Christchurch, offering a new way for households to cut down their power bills. Backed by high-profile local investors Sir Stephen Tindall and Vaughan Fergusson, the company has created a home power unit called the AE-1. Instead of buying electricity the usual way through a traditional power provider, the … Read More
Kua tata mai te wa ki te whakakakahu i te wairua o te reo Māori. Hei te Wenerei, te 9 o Hepetema, ka wātea mai te kohinga kākahu Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori ki ngā toa 84 o The Warehouse puta noa i Aotearoa, me te ipurangi hoki. Nō te tau tuatoru nei te mahi tahi a The Warehouse me … Read More
Kei te tū a Ngā Taiātea Wharekura ki te whare tapere o Kiri Te Kanawa i Tāmaki Makaurau i tēnei pō, ki te whakamānawa i te toi o te Haka Theatre, e kīa ana ko Hakaari. Koinei te tau tuarua o te kura ki te whai wāhi ki tēnei kaupapa whakahirahira e para ana i te huarahi mō te hunga … Read More
Te Whatanui Leka Taumalolo Skipwith, widely recognised for his advocacy protecting the ancestral whenua and waterways of Rotokākahi, has been selected as the Green Party candidate for the Ōtāhuhu electorate in the upcoming General Election. Skipwith has whakapapa to Te Arawa, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāpuhi, Kāi Tahu, and has Tongan heritage, he has spent … Read More
For just one week, world champion Maia Marshall-Amai is home in Auckland before chasing another dream. The Ngāti Awa and Tūhoe athlete has become the first Māori adaptive competitor to win a HYROX World Championship, claiming the title in Sweden after entering the event just three weeks before the start. “It still doesn’t really feel real to me.I’m proud,” said … Read More
Inanahi rā, ka whakatuwheratia e Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Māngere i te rā whakamutunga o te whakataetae ā-motu mō ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 2026, he tohu whakahirahira tēnei i roto i te hītoria o tō rātou kura ki te whai i tētahi o ngā tūranga e iwa. Kaore ngā whakawhiwhinga ki te kura i mutu ki tō rātou … Read More
A new chapter for Māori rugby has begun with Head Coach Tamati Ellison naming his first Māori All Blacks squad at Ōrākei Marae in Auckland today. Tuia News was at the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei gathering as a 26-strong squad was unveiled ahead of the side’s upcoming tour to Japan. The team blends proven experience with emerging talent, including six potential … Read More
Two West Coast Ngāi Tahu hapū say today’s sentencing shows people trying to take pounamu out of the country illegally will be caught. Boyuan Zhang and his mother Xin Li were fined a combined $5000 in the Manukau District Court today for attempting to export 17.9 kilograms of pounamu in July 2024. It’s unlawful to export five kilograms or more … Read More
An alleged assault on an elderly woman on an Auckland bus last Friday has sparked renewed safety concerns across the city’s transport network. Auckland Transport (AT) has condemned the “totally unacceptable” violence and is investigating social media footage of the incident. AT confirms that every person deserves to travel safely on its bus, train, and ferry services. Details of the … Read More
A Waiuku whānau says they have been left heartbroken after being evicted from a Te Āwhitu Road property they had called home for more than a decade. Bailiffs and Police arrived at the rural property this week to carry out an eviction order, ending a lengthy tenancy dispute between the Heremaia whānau and Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). “We’ve been … Read More