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Rotorua’s Koutu community thrives as iwi-led housing project secures 39 new homes

Rotorua’s Koutu community thrives as iwi-led housing project secures 39 new homes

Kōhanga Rākau Housing, part of the Ōwhata 2B & 7 Trusts Group, has delivered a significant victory for local whānau, completing 39 affordable rental homes in the heart of Koutu. The project represents a successful rescue mission after the development was salvaged from receivership, marking a new chapter for those calling the site home. The first three stages of the … Read More

The sound of success and sorrow: Sonny Bishop’s bittersweet rise

The sound of success and sorrow: Sonny Bishop’s bittersweet rise

For Rotorua-born music producer Sonny Bishop (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue), the release of Chris Brown’s 12th studio album, BROWN, was meant to be the pinnacle of a hard-earned career. Having already collaborated with heavy hitters like 2chainz and Hit-Boy, Bishop’s touch on the track “Nthn2tlkbout” cemented his arrival on the world stage. But the triumph is inextricably tied to an … Read More

A new chapter launched for Waimangu: Karakia marks arrival of ‘Sophia’

A new chapter launched for Waimangu: Karakia marks arrival of ‘Sophia’

A new era of exploration has launched at Waimangu Volcanic Valley, with the official arrival and blessing of a new lake boat, “Sophia.” Representatives from Tūhourangi, Te Puia, and Waimangu gathered at Lake Rotomahana on Friday, 19 June, to celebrate the milestone with karakia, honouring the vessel and the historic figure for whom she is named. The journey to the … Read More

Ngāti Tarāwhai had a ‘guts full’ as environmental vandals damage Lake Ōkataina biosecurity gate

Ngāti Tarāwhai had a ‘guts full’ as environmental vandals damage Lake Ōkataina biosecurity gate

Ngāti Tarāwhai Iwi Trust is reeling from another act of environmental vandalism after the automated biosecurity gate at the Lake Ōkataina boat ramp was wilfully damaged again.  The gate, described by the Trust as a “frontline defence” against invasive species, is a crucial measure installed to protect the lake’s pristine ecosystem from the highly destructive freshwater gold clam (Corbicula fluminea) … Read More

Indigenous leaders forge historic trade partnership

Indigenous leaders forge historic trade partnership

A landmark agreement signed today at the Federation of Māori Authorities (FOMA) Economic Forum 2026 marks a significant step toward deeper economic and cultural ties between two major indigenous nations.  FOMA and the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) have officially entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), establishing a formal framework for trade, knowledge exchange, and cooperative economic … Read More

Ngāti Tūwharetoa welcome significant milestone for Waikato Awa

Ngāti Tūwharetoa welcome significant milestone for Waikato Awa

In a decisive move for the future of Aotearoa’s largest river system, Ngāti Tūwharetoa has hailed the final Environment Court decision on Plan Change 1 (PC1) as a monumental shift in the protection of the Waikato and Waipā rivers. The ruling concludes a grueling decade-long legal and advocacy journey, marking a critical transition from symbolic aspirations to enforceable, long-term environmental … Read More