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Kei te wera haere te pakanga mō te rohe pōti Māori o Waiariki i muri i te tautohe nui i whakaritea e Whakaata Māori. Tokowhā ngā kaitono kua tuhi i ō rātou ingoa, ā, ko Te Wehi Preston o Te Arawa me Ngāi Tūhoe tētehi o ngā kaipōti, neke atu i te 60 tekau i tae atu ki te whakarongo … Read More
Kura ā-iwi kaiako are sharpening their reo Māori and teaching skills at Te Wharekura o Mauao, with a focus on strengthening te reo in classrooms and communities. The Kura Reo workshops bring kaiako together to build confidence, share knowledge and develop their reo and teaching practice. Kimiora Webster from Kura A-Iwi o Aotearoa says the reo Māori spoken by kaiako … Read More
A Whakaata Māori poll of the Waiariki electorate reveals that voters support introducing a bed tax on international tourists to help meet growing infrastructure demands across the region. Results show 43% of respondents favour requiring international visitors to pay a bed tax to support local infrastructure, while 33% oppose the measure and 24% remain undecided. The findings come amidst ongoing … Read More
Te Pāti Māori has announced a comprehensive funding package aimed at revitalising Māori-medium education, with commitments to secure the future of kōhanga reo and kura Māori. The announcement was made in Rotorua by co-leader Rawiri Waititi and Hauraki-Waikato MP Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke. Mr Waititi stated that the initiative is rooted in tino rangatiratanga in education, aiming to provide whānau with the … Read More
Tangatarua Marae has marked 30 years since the official opening of Ihenga, its ancestral house, with a celebration honouring the people, history and cultural traditions that have shaped the marae. Manuhiri gathered at the Mokoia Campus for a pōwhiri to commemorate the milestone and reflect on the significance of the marae, which was opened in 1996 following years of efforts … Read More
University of Waikato scholar Naianga Tapiata (Ngāti Pikiao, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Tarāwhai, Waikato, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou) has been welcomed into the Rhodes Scholarship Class of 2026, joining a global cohort of 108 Scholars Elect from 25 constituencies set to begin their graduate studies at the University of Oxford. Selected through a rigorous international process, Tapiata and his fellow scholars represent exceptional academic … Read More
Kua eke a Te Rua Wallace ki tōna tūranga hou hei kaihautū me te kaitoha hoki nō te peka pupuri whenua me te kāwanatanga o Iarau, i a Iarau e anga atu ana ki tōna tau tuatoru. “Just ohorere! I te mea mōku ake he hiahia anō tētahi hāpai i te kaupapa, ehara i te mea i te rapu tūranga … Read More
Kua tukuna e Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Pikiao he pānui ōkawa ki te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Toi Moana e pā ana ki ngā paru para kua kitea ki te Rotoiti. Ka puta mai tēnei pānui i muri i ngā kitenga mai i ngā whakamātautau i Emery Road i waenganui i te 21 me te 27 o Mahuru 2026, ā, ko … Read More
Kua whakatakotoria te kākahu o te hōnore ki runga i a Tākuta Reuben Tuwhakahekeao Collier (Te Arawa, Ngāti Rereahu, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou) i te rā nei i te Whare Kāwana i Tāmaki Makaurau, i tana whiwhinga i te Tohu Hoa o Te Kāhui Tohu Hiranga o Aotearoa (CNZM) mō āna mahi ki te iwi Māori me te ao mātauranga. … Read More
A profound karakia has echoed through the grounds of the historic Rotorua Bath House today, restoring the mauri of the 120-year-old building and formally awakening Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa after nearly two years of sleep. Attended by Te Arawa iwi representatives, government ministers, dignitaries, project partners, and community leaders, the blessing marked a monumental transition – moving the … Read More
With six weeks until election day, candidates for the Waiariki electorate gathered on the Marae TV set hosted by Scotty Morrison to discuss key issues and pitch their vision to voters. Rather than a traditional fiery contest, the discussion placed a strong emphasis on whanaungatanga, kotahitanga, and community wellbeing across one of the country’s largest Māori electorates. Te Pāti Māori … Read More
A Māori rugby league delegation from Australia has arrived in Rotorua ahead of this weekend’s New Zealand Māori Rugby League tournament at Toi Ohomai. For many of the players, the visit is more than a sporting opportunity, with members of the Australian contingent returning to the ancestral lands of their tūpuna for the first time. Ngāti Whakaue rugby league player … Read More