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Taranaki’s councils crossroads: Māori Councillors sound alarm on reform timeline but have they run out of time?Latest News

Taranaki’s councils crossroads: Māori Councillors sound alarm on reform timeline but have they run out of time?

Taranaki’s councils face a critical deadline today, August 9, 2026, to submit their ‘Head Start’ proposals under the central government’s Simplifying Local Government reforms. Whil…

Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwhā: Kua takoto te manuka, kua tau ngā tūrangaLatest News

Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwhā: Kua takoto te manuka, kua tau ngā tūranga

Kua ea te wā ki te tātai i ngā tūnga mō tēnā kapa, mō tēnā kapa ka tū ā tērā tau ki Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwhā ki Hopuhopu. I muri mai i te pānuitanga o te rārangi tū o Te Matatini…

Te Kāhui Maunga: Te whakatūwhera me te whakakapi i te Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwhā 2027Latest News

Te Kāhui Maunga: Te whakatūwhera me te whakakapi i te Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwhā 2027

I te hui ki Tūrangawaewae Marae, kua oti te tātai i ngā kapa haka mō Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwha 2027, ā, he rongo nui tēnei mō te rohe o Te Kāhui Maunga ki te tūwhera me te whakakap…

Ngā Kūini me ngā Kīngi o ngā kōhanga reo o Taranaki ki te Raki e whakanui ana i a PuangaTaiuru

Ngā Kūini me ngā Kīngi o ngā kōhanga reo o Taranaki ki te Raki e whakanui ana i a Puanga

Ka whakanui ngā kōhanga reo o Taranaki ki te Raki i a Puanga mā te kaupapa ‘Kūini me ngā Kīngi’. He rā i kīia ai e te tokomaha he rā whakanui i te tau hou Māori, me te whakatairang…

Te Pūtahi Nui 2026: E tupu, e rea te kaupapa o Ngā Kura ā IwiContent

Te Pūtahi Nui 2026: E tupu, e rea te kaupapa o Ngā Kura ā Iwi

Kua tau te hā o te mātauranga ā-iwi ki Rotorua i tēnei wiki mō te Hui-ā-Motu mō Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa, e kīa ana ko Te Pūtahi Nui 2026.  He hui tēnei e whakakotahi ana i t…

Smoke and mirrors: Mana whenua hold firm on Lake Rotoiti papakāinga project on their whenuaContent

Smoke and mirrors: Mana whenua hold firm on Lake Rotoiti papakāinga project on their whenua

Ngāti Hinekura of Ngāti Pikiao at Lake Rotoiti are pushing ahead with their Whangamoa Trust papakāinga development, despite facing ongoing legal challenges from a non-resident deve…

Legacy and victory: Taranaki reclaims the Tuera ShieldManawatū

Legacy and victory: Taranaki reclaims the Tuera Shield

In a powerful display of Māori rugby pride and kotahitanga, Taranaki has claimed a historic victory to secure the coveted Tuera Shield. The match, more than just a sporting contest…

NZ First to campaign on reviewing Waitangi Tribunal after damning Treaty reform reportLatest News

NZ First to campaign on reviewing Waitangi Tribunal after damning Treaty reform report

New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones says his party will campaign on reviewing the role of the Waitangi Tribunal, after it delivered a damning assessment of the Government’s…

57 Kapa Haka face revised draw process for Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwha 2027Latest News

57 Kapa Haka face revised draw process for Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwha 2027

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 e…

He Poroporoakī ki a Raymond Kaiki: He taonga nō Ngāti Maniapoto me Te Kāhui MaungaTainui

He Poroporoakī ki a Raymond Kaiki: He taonga nō Ngāti Maniapoto me Te Kāhui Maunga

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 Ray…

He Maimai Aroha ki a Raymond Kaiki: He hokinga ki te ŪkaipōLatest News

He Maimai Aroha ki a Raymond Kaiki: He hokinga ki te Ūkaipō

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 w…

He karakia motuhake i ārahina e ngā wāhine ki te whakatuwhera i a Rūmaki CafeTe Arawa

He karakia motuhake i ārahina e ngā wāhine ki te whakatuwhera i a Rūmaki Cafe

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 karak…