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In a move set to secure community resilience for a generation, the Pirirākau Tribal Authority has signed a historic relationship agreement with Contact Energy, locking in free electricity for four local marae for the next 35 years. The agreement, formally acknowledged in Tauranga today by Contact Energy CEO Mike Fuge and Pirirākau Tribal Authority Chairman Jason Ake, represents far more … Read More
Rangitikei Māori ward councillor Coral Raukawa has officially announced her candidacy for the National Party in the Te Tai Hauāuru electorate for the 2026 General Election. Raukawa is set to challenge incumbent MP and Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, as well as Labour candidate Te Puoho Katene. The contest presents a significant challenge, with the Te Tai Hauāuru electorate … Read More
I te rā nei, i pōwhiritia e Te Puni Kōkiri me te Kawanatanga i a Dion Tuuta hei Tumu Whakarae hou mō Te Puni Kōkiri. He rā whakahirahira tēnei mō te tari, ā, i tae atu tana whānau me ngā iwi o Taranaki ki te tautoko i a ia i tana rā tuatahi ki tēnei tūranga. “Kua harikoakoa nē, kua … Read More
Kua rite te kapa o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Puku o Te Ika ki te piki anō ki te papa tūwaewae i te whakataetae Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua a motu, me te wawata nui kia pupuri tonu i tō rātou taitara Toa Whakaihuwaka. I te rā nei pōwhiritia ai ko ngā kapa haka Kura Tuarua katoa ki Bay … Read More
Kua whakamanahia e te kāwanatanga he pūtea $8.6 miriona mō te kaupapa hanga marae o Ngāti Te Whiti, he huarahi e whakatauira ana i te kotahitanga me te whakamana i te mana o te hapū i Ngāmotu. Kua tata ki te rua rau tau e ngaro ana te marae, engari mā tēnei pūtea, ka taea te whakaoti i te hanganga … Read More
I te 90 o ngā tau o te whakamahara ki a Tā Māui Pōmare, i hikitia te wairua o te hunga i tae atu ki Ōwae. Ko te haerenga mai o Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po he tohu hira mō te hononga i waenganui i te Kīngitanga me Taranaki, he hononga i ahu mai i ngā … Read More
I tēnei rā, i te marae o Ōwae i Waitara, i hui tahi te iwi ki te whakanui i te kotahitanga me te maumahara ki ngā mate kua riro i te pō. Koinei te rā i whakatakotoria ai ngā kawe mate o te motu, e tūhono ana i ngā iwi, ā, e whakarite ana mō te whakanui i te 90 … Read More
He rā whakahirahira tēnei mō te toi Māori i te mea kua whakapōtaetia tokoiwa ngā tauira mai i ngā kura e toru o Te Wānanga Toi Māori o Aotearoa (NZMACI), arā, Te Wānanga Whakairo Rākau, Te Takapū o Rotowhio, me Te Rito o Rotowhio. I te wā e whakanui ana ngā whānau me ngā hoa i tēnei paetae nui, i … Read More
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
Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has agreed to remove controversial land disposal and exchange provisions from the Government’s Conservation Amendment Bill following mounting public opposition. Announcing the change at the Environmental Defence Society conference, Potaka acknowledged the public’s understanding of the legislation differed from what he intended. The proposed provisions would have made an additional 2.8 million hectares of conservation land … Read More
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
Māori students are significantly overrepresented in alternative education settings, as a new Education Review Office report warns thousands of young people are being failed by a fragmented and under-resourced system. ERO’s Bridging the Gap report found more than 8,000 students aged 12 to 16 are learning in settings such as Alternative Education, Activity Centres, residential care and Te Aho o … Read More