Waikato-Tainui executive Glenda Taituha-Toka, originally from Piopio is a finalist in the Young Executive of the Year category of the Deloitte Top 200 Awards. The winners will be announced on December 5. The Rahui-Pōkeka (Huntly)…
News of the appointment of Te Arikinui Nga wai hono i te po as new leader of the Kīngitanga was greeted with joy amongst the tears from the tens of thousands at Tūrangawaewae, who farewelled…
5 September 11am Kiingi Tuheitia’s youngest child and only daughter was announced as the new monarch of the Kiingitanga on Thursday morning. Te Puhi Ariki Ngawai Hono i te Pō Paki is the eighth Māori…
23 August 3.10pm Update: the boy has been found. 23 August 2.35pm A teenage boy runaway described as “shy” has been missing since last night, after attempting to ride his bicycle from Piopio to Te…
Waitomo Caves choir will host its first open day for this year at the end of the month at the Ōtorohanga Baptist church. And it is hoping to make up the needed balance of voices,…
The next step of an “iwi led outcome” has been taken with submissions being heard on the Ō-Rākau Remembrance Bill. The Government’s Māori Affairs Select Committee and its chair, National MP Dan Bidois, met at…
Chiefs rugby star Cortez Ratima is now an All Black and the news has his family and friends thrilled, but not surprised. As a “motocross crazy” boy, rugby was his second sport. He learned ball…
An exhibition in Ōtorohanga invites viewers to do their own research. Ki te kapu o taku ringa – In the palm of my hand – features wāhi mana or places of significance in the King…
Youth mental health was in the spotlight at Fieldays which finished last Saturday. Advocate Mike King manned the Gumboot Friday stall to share awareness about New Zealand’s mental health track record, and how he’s helping….
A new movie in te reo Māori about the battle of O-Rākau will be the first in New Zealand cinema history to share the history from a Māori perspective. It will be released during Matariki…
