The #MARANGA – Rise up Aotearoa national relief concert has raised more than $700,000 for whānau and communities devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle. Across eight hours, the Whakaata Māori concert rolled out stars including Stan Walker, Bic Runga, Fat .
A pilot's perfect use of te reo impressed a passenger so much that he asked to meet him and was blown away to discover the pilot wasn't Māori, but simply endeavouring to learn and use te reo as much as possible.