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United States vs Billie Holiday (Warner Bros): “Cassandra Monique Batie (born December 30, 1984), known professionally as Andra Day, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. In 2015, she released her debut album, Cheers to the Fall. At the 2016 Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album and the single, “Rise Up”, was nominated for Best R&B Performance. To promote “Rise Up”, she performed the song on The View, the performance earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. Day also appeared alongside Stevie Wonder, who is partially credited for her discovery, in an ad for Apple TV in late 2015. In 2021, she portrayed Billie Holiday in the biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Her stage name was inspired by Holiday, whose nickname was “Lady Day”. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andra Day) Her
Developer building affordable homes for Māori: Market not designed for us
28 Feb, 2021 10:06 PM
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George Reedy, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga chief executive, hopes to build more than 120 homes as part of the Waingākau Village in Flaxmere. Photo / Supplied
George Reedy, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga chief executive, hopes to build more than 120 homes as part of the Waingākau Village in Flaxmere. Photo / Supplied
A Hasting developer trying to get Māori out of motels and emergency housing and into affordable homes says most private developers aren t interested in ventures at his end of the market. George Reedy, chief executive
Ngāti Wairere historian, Wiremu Puke, says the garden is the equivalent of an ancient school of learning. Puke said Te Parapara was designed with the intention of providing the Hamilton Gardens’ visitors with a multi-sensory learning experience. Walking through the garden people can see, touch, hear, and taste local history. “If there’s anything Covid-19 has taught us, it’s that we need to return to our roots, to understand them, and to celebrate them.” Named for an ancient pā once located on the site of Hamilton Gardens, Te Parapara is a celebrated attraction. The garden won an international award for cultural excellence in 2012 at the annual Parks Forum Awards.
Te Reo Māori and Māori media priorities for new Māori Development Minister
10 Dec, 2020 02:30 AM
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Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Māori Television
Today Willie Jackson was formally welcomed to Te Puni Kokiri, the organisation tasked with helping him in his new portfolio as Māori Development Minister.
Delivering an impassioned speech, he highlighted the need for more support for language learners who aren t fluent. We ve got to get that strategy right. I want a strategy for everyone, not just our ones who e mohio ana ki te kōrero Māori [speak fluently]. We ve got to bring them on, he said.