The Niagara Global Tourism Institute (NGTI), was created in combination with Niagara University to help bring tourists to Niagara Falls, especially during the winter months.
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa mourns passing of chief executive Andrew Crocker
19 May, 2021 06:42 AM
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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa CEO Andrew Crocker died on Saturday. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa s chief executive Andrew Crocker has died suddenly.
Crocker is being remembered by the hapū as a friend, a valued and respected colleague and an essential part of the Whai Rawa whānau.
Read More It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my friend and colleague Andrew Crocker.
Advertisement Our hearts go out to Andrew s whānau and friends and we would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult time.
Northland printmaker Paora Tiatoa s exhibition launch a success
12 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Paora Tiatoa performs in front of his piece All in all we re just another TINO in the wall . Photo / Liam Rātana
Paora Tiatoa performs in front of his piece All in all we re just another TINO in the wall . Photo / Liam Rātana
Northern Advocate
By: Liam Rātana
Paora Tiatoa (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Raukawa) opened his Beauty and the Beast exhibition at the Hihiaua Cultural Centre last Friday night. Around 50 people attended the opening, which began with a moving karakia and whakatau.
Those in attendance had a chance to win some of Tiatoa s work, with a raffle-like giveaway taking place for three of his prints. Tiatoa then conducted a provocative performance, featuring him wearing a sugar-skull mask and dancing with hammers to Pink Floyd s Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2).
Hawke s Bay: Masters research an outlet to share expertise in te ao Māori
11 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
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Mereaera Hesketh is graduating with a master of professional practice. Photo / Supplied
Hawkes Bay Today
More than 30 years after completing her first te reo Māori certificate, Mereaera Hesketh (Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne, Ngāti Hikairo, Ngāti Pahauwera, Ngāti Rākaipaaka, Ngai Te Ipu, Ngāti Hamua, Ngāti Hinemanu, Ngāti Rameka) is now graduating with a master of professional practice with distinction.
But so much has happened in between.
Mereaera started to study te reo Māori in the late 1980s at the Hawke s Bay Community College (former name of EIT) after working as a kaiāwhina at Ōmahu Kōhanga Reo.