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Youth take first dive at sea

Youth take first dive at sea - After twelve weeks the youth of Te Whanau o Waipareira's Nga Kawa o Tangaroa free dive programme finally set out to gather seafood for their ...

Biography of Parihaka prophet nets award for Taranaki historian

Biography of Parihaka prophet nets award for Taranaki historian - The awards, which have been held for the past eight years, were handed out in Auckland earlier this month and recognise Aotearoa's top Maori  ...

Report criticises lack of progress in Māori education

Report criticises lack of progress in Māori education - A report has come out slamming the lack of progress amongst Māori students in our education system. The report which was from a five-year audit of ...

Māori designers dress Priscilla

Māori designers dress Priscilla  - Two Māori designers have taken the opportunity to be part of the famous hit musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert which premiered in Auckland last ...

New archaeological discovery at Ihumātao

New archaeological discovery at Ihumātao  - A new archaeological discovery at Ihumātao, known as Special Housing Area 62 (SHA 62), calls into question the adequacy and conclusions of a ...

University of Otago & Ngāti Toa Rangatira renew partnership

University of Otago & Ngāti Toa Rangatira renew partnership ` -  Although Sean is not Maōri himself, he is fluent in te reo Māori . Our medical students come back buzzing after their placements with Ora Toa” says ...

SERCO prisoners alledgely punished for haka

SERCO prisoners alledgely punished for haka -  Māori inmates have allegedly been punished for performing a haka in a South Auckland prison. Labour corrections spokesperson Kelvin Davis was ...

A touch of Maori culture and kiwi encounter on the itinerary as Dutch royals visit Christchurch

A touch of Maori culture and kiwi encounter on the itinerary as Dutch royals visit Christchurch - The Dutch royal couple will get a small reminder of home on the second of their three-day state visit to New Zealand. 'Very special to have them' ...