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The national body for kapa haka has received funding to run a series of performances across the country next year.
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The national body for kapa haka has received funding to run a series of performances across the country next year. Keep Reading
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Rob Ruha has won the award at the 2020 Silver Scroll Awards in Tāmaki Makaurau for his waiata Ka Mānu. Keep Reading
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As the father of a nine-year-old daughter, David Tikao feels personally invested in how well his iwi organisation – Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu – is distributing wealth to beneficiaries and investing for future generations. He is researching how ... Keep Reading
Repatriating the items would be a big step towards healing the lingering wounds of Parihaka, says a heritage expert. Keep Reading
Maori shooter Monica Falkner about to get her first test cap for the Silver Ferns. Keep Reading
Dr Karena Kelly, a specialist in Māori language and linguistics, took on the task of translating Seuss’ last book published before his death Oh, The Places You’ll Go. Keep Reading
Jade Morgan didn't let a 6-year prison sentence and early gang ties define him. His work reconnecting Dunedin prisoners with their whakapapa using Te Ao Maori - whether that's through martial arts, kapa haka or oratory - has been recognised with a national Te Putanga Toi Arts Access Award. He's been running his tikanga programme, Te Hokai Manea Tipuna (the glowing footsteps of our ancestors) at the Otago Corrections Facility since 2017. Morgan saw his own life changing course when he started connecting to his culture during his time in prison in the 1990s. He says this cultural access should be a right offered to everyone. Keep Reading
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has welcomed a High Court judgment over how the Environment Court should weigh competing iwi interests in Resource... Keep Reading