Lisa Tumahai re-elected as chair of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu | Te Ao Māori News
Tumahai has been chairperson since 2016.
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Tumahai has been chairperson since 2016. Keep Reading
“It was straight-up rude to be honest. That mishandling, misunderstanding, minimising of mana.” — Becky Manawatu, award-winning novelist, on being labelled “average” after one school test. Keep Reading
Less than 18% of Māori women in the Waikato region received recommended diabetes checks during pregnancy, a Waikato University study says. Keep Reading
The process increases awareness of Ngāti Toa Rangatira's place as mana whenua of the area. Keep Reading
A wahine Māori has overcome constant pain from a serious car accident to complete her nursing degree, and she credits her whānau and a Māori health workforce programme for getting her through. Keep Reading
26-year-old Maatutaera Akonga has won the inigural award. Keep Reading
Tenby Powell says his resignation has nothing to do with his prostate cancer. Keep Reading
Education app to link Māori to a multitude of educational opportunities. Keep Reading
There are fresh calls for for Māori seats at Auckland Council to help bridge a perceived representation gap between urban Māori and mana whenua. Keep Reading
Despite most councillors believing Ōpōtiki District Council has no need for Māori wards, they have decided to ask the community what it thinks and will be undertaking a poll at the 2022 elections. Keep Reading
A week from now, MPs will be sworn into Parliament, but some are less than thrilled with pledging allegiance to the Queen. Keep Reading
The Crown has been accused of yet again ignoring Māori rights to the foreshore and seabed in response to its submissions on a ironsand mining civil appeal before the Supreme Court. Keep Reading
Top science award goes to Professor Rangi Mātāmua (Tūhoe). Keep Reading
Social media has erupted over the use of Tikanga Māori by multinational corporations. Keep Reading
Huge honour for Ngāti Whātua o Orākei artist. Keep Reading
Vernon Roberts and Hellen Gibbons have been entertaining social media users by sharing waiata live on Facebook. Keep Reading
It was Stuart Nash's first event as tourism minister and he promptly upset the apple cart, saying taxpayers and ratepayers couldn't fund international... Keep Reading
Jeremy Treadwell has just completed a PHD in Māori architectural technology. Keep Reading
Iwi justice panels in Wellington have credited strong relationships with police and support services at their fingertips for the region's success. Keep Reading
Māori politics is a story of rapid rises and sudden falls - and this year the Māori Party is back Keep Reading
Maimoa artist Pere Wihongi dedicated the group's taonga to the kohanga reo movement, which all members of the group went to growing up. Keep Reading
Supergroup Mōhau won two awards at the Aotearoa Music Awards last night. Leader Rob Ruha says their victory is a testament to a change in the music industry. Keep Reading
Rudy Taylor had continued to advocate for progress on the settlement right up to his death. Keep Reading
Congratulations to all of the artists who received awards last night at the Aotearoa Music Awards. Keep Reading
Pepeha is a formulaic expression that identifies the ancestral connections of Māori to their lands, mountains, rivers, oceans, and waka. So how does pepeha apply to non-Māori who are learning the language? Justine Murray, Ngairo Eruera and Te Kehukehu Patara - explore this further on episode eight of the talk series Urupounamu on Te Ahi Kaa. Keep Reading