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Indigenous All Stars teams welcomed onto Tuurangawaewae Marae

Indigenous All Stars teams welcomed onto Tuurangawaewae Marae

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

Ka hoki ngaa whetuu riiki waahine Maaori ki te kaainga ki Waahi Paa

Ka hoki ngaa whetuu riiki waahine Maaori ki te kaainga ki Waahi Paa

Kua whakatau te kapa Waahine Maaori NRL All Stars ki runga o Waahi Paa hei timatanga i te wiki kia rite ai moo ngaa tukinga me te kapa Waahine Iwi Taketake noo Ahitereiria All Stars. Ka whaanau a Mya Hill-Moana (Waikato) ki Raahui Pookeka, ootiraa ka taakaro hoki ia moo te karapuu Riiki o Taniwharau, kei roto ia i te … Read More

Te Kāpehu Whetū Tāmaki welcomes inaugural cohort with kaupapa Māori and high-performance vision

Te Kāpehu Whetū Tāmaki welcomes inaugural cohort with kaupapa Māori and high-performance vision

Te Kāpehu Whetū Tāmaki proudly marks an important milestone as it welcomes its inaugural cohort of ākonga and whānau, grounded in kaupapa Māori values and guided by a commitment to Te Ao Māori, academic excellence and high-performance sport. “Te Kāpehu Whetū Tāmaki represents guidance, aspiration, and direction,” said Dr Will Flavell, Pouhere o Te Kāpehu Whetū Tāmaki. “Our vision is … Read More

Te ahi i Te Kāreti o Taupō-nui-a-Tia: Ka pōuri rawa te hapori

Te ahi i Te Kāreti o Taupō-nui-a-Tia: Ka pōuri rawa te hapori

Kua tino pā te ahi ki te hapori whānui o Taupō, ā, ko Wahine Murch tētahi tauira o mua, ā, he kaikaunihera ia ināianei hei tāna he nui te pōuri o tana hapori. “Tēnei o ngā kura, he kura i pupuri ake i ngā tauira Māori i ngā mokopuna Māori o te rohe nei anō hoki ngā memories me kī, … Read More

‘Collect for a Kura’ eases back-to-school pressure for Rotorua whānau

‘Collect for a Kura’ eases back-to-school pressure for Rotorua whānau

Against the backdrop of the rising cost of living, the Fordlands Community Centre in Rotorua has brought back its ‘Collect For a Kura’ campaign for a second year.  The vital initiative is a community-led effort to ease the financial squeeze on whānau by encouraging the donation of school supplies, ensuring every tamaiti and rangatahi can return to school with dignity. … Read More

Waitangi ki Waitara: He kaupapa e whakakotahi ana i te hapori o te raki o Taranaki

Waitangi ki Waitara: He kaupapa e whakakotahi ana i te hapori o te raki o Taranaki

Neke atu i te kotahi rau kaitūao i tautoko i te reo karanga o Waitangi ki Waitara, kia whakahaumaru i tēnei kaupapa ki te takutai o Ōtūpāiia.  Ahakoa kāore te nuinga e āhei ana te haere atu ki Waitangi, ko te whakaaro a te kaiwhakahaere a Matapaepae Urwin, o Te Āti Awa, kia whakatū i tētahi rā e ōrite tōnā … Read More

Greens unleash ‘Mana Wāhine front row’ in the Māori electorates

Greens unleash ‘Mana Wāhine front row’ in the Māori electorates

The political race for the Māori electorates has just intensified, with the Green Party unveiling a formidable ‘Mana Wāhine front row’ of candidates at Waitangi today. The new lineup sees List MP Hūhana Lyndon contesting Te Tai Tokerau, lawyer and TikTok sensation Tania Waikato standing in Waiariki, and former Te Pāti Māori member Heather Te Au-Skipworth challenging for Ikaroa Rāwhiti. … Read More

E pae ana te waka tōrangapū o Peeni Henare o Reipa ki uta

E pae ana te waka tōrangapū o Peeni Henare o Reipa ki uta

Kaore a Peeni Henare i te whai i te tūru Māori o Tāmaki Makaurau me tētehi o ngā turanga ki te rārangi mō Reipa hei tēnei kōwhiringa pōti. “Kua roa rawa te Māori e mea atu ana, ka pū te rūha ka hao te rangatahi, i tēnei wā tonu kua tutukihia te 12 tau ki roto te whare pāremata. Kua … Read More