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The road to Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwha 2027 reaches a critical juncture this week as 57 of the nation’s top kapa haka prepare for a landmark Live Draw at Tūrangawaewae Marae. This event will officially set the competition pools for the upcoming national festival, implementing a revised format designed to elevate fairness and competitive balance. For the estimated 2,000+ … Read More
I tēnei rangi, kua huihui ngā whānau, ngā iwi, me te ao kapa haka ki Mōkau Kohunui Marae ki te poroporoaki i tētahi o ngā pou tokomanawa o Ngāti Maniapoto me Te Kāhui Maunga, a Raymond Kaiki. He tangata i whakatōkia ki te humariretanga, ki te whakapono, me te aroha nui ki te reo Māori. I tana haerenga whakamutunga, he … Read More
Kua hoki mai te taonga o Ngāti Waiora, Ngāti Rahurahu, ōtirā o Ngāti Maniapoto, a Raymond Kaiki, ki tōna ūkaipō ki te marae Mōkau Kohunui i Piopio i te rā nei. He tangata i whāngaihia ki te reo me ngā tikanga mai i tōna tamarikitanga, ā, he pou whirinaki nō ōna hapū me tōna iwi. E hoki ana ngā mahara … Read More
Kua tau te mauri ki Rūmaki Cafe i te Tiriti o Fenton, i Rotorua, whai muri i te whakatūwheratanga o te whare i tēnei atapō. He rā motuhake tēnei, i te mea i whakahaerehia ngā karakia katoa e tētahi tira wāhine anake, i raro i te kaiārahi a Ruiha Leonard. Ko tēnei whare kawhe te mea tuatahi o Aotearoa e … 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 whakapono ana te iwi o Ngāti Ranginui he takahi te mahi whakawhānui anō i te Wāpu i te Tiriti o Waitangi me te Whakataunga i hainatia ai e te Karauna ki a rātou he kotahi tau ki muri. “Kei konei mātou ngā kaupapa katoa o Ngāti Ranginui e kiia nei ko te Settlement Trust, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ranginui … Read More
A historic celebration took place at Tarimano Marae in Awahou today, as whānau, friends, colleagues and representatives from Local Government New Zealand’s Māori Advisory Group, Te Maruata, gathered to honour Rotorua Lakes Councillor Trevor Maxwell for his monumental 49-year tenure. “I mean this is where it all began. Grew up here and just two houses down, and to be on … 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
Twelve tauira from across Aotearoa have been welcomed to Rotowhio Marae at the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute (NZMACI), marking a new chapter in a 99-year legacy dedicated to the protection and advancement of Māori arts. The intake of 12 students – distributed across Te Wānanga Whakairo Rākau (National Wood Carving School), Te Takapū o Rotowhio (National Stone … Read More
Kei te Whareroa Marae te aro i tēnei wā, i a Ngāti Kuku e tāpae whakahē ana ki mua i te aroaro o te pae whiriwhiri i ngā tono ki raro i te ture Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 mō te whanaketanga o te Stella Passage ki Te Awanui. E rua ngā rā te roa o te kaupapa nei kia tāpaea … Read More
The government’s plan to scrap Mana Whakahono ā Rohe agreements has drawn sharp criticism from legal experts, who argue the move is not only a breach of faith but a violation of the government’s own legislative standards. Linda Te Aho, an Associate Professor at the University of Waikato’s Faculty of Law, says the government is effectively operating in direct contradiction … 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