Opihi Whanaungakore hearing: Ngāti Awa won t participate in desecration of sacred lands
18 Feb, 2021 07:51 PM
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Whakatāne overlooking the ancient coastal urupa Opihi Whanaungakore in background . Photo / File
Charlotte is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Whakatane.
Iwi have made it clear they will not be participating in the desecration of their sacred, ancestral lands.
At the final day of the hearing into the granting of a resource consent for a residential subdivision next to an ancient urupa in Whakatāne, tangata whenua were adamant they would not take part in any accidental discovery protocol if koiwi (bones) were found during development – to do so would sever their whakapapa to the land and make a mockery of their role as kaitiaki, they said.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Ngāti Kahungunu says elderly are most vulnerable and will be vaccinated first
16 Feb, 2021 01:20 AM
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The first to be vaccinated will be border workers followed by their whānau, whereafter will come frontline first responders such as St John, health workers and GPs. Photo / AP
The first to be vaccinated will be border workers followed by their whānau, whereafter will come frontline first responders such as St John, health workers and GPs. Photo / AP
NZ Herald
By: Te Rina Triponel, Māori Affairs Reporter
Ngāti Kahungunu iwi say they are focused on getting whānau vaccinated as soon as the vaccine is available, following the announcement of Auckland s alert level 3 three-day lockdown.
Ngāpuhi wood chopping legend Jason Wynyard shines bright at awards
14 Feb, 2021 05:10 PM
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Champion axeman Jason Wynyard competing at his home marae, Karetu, in 1997. Photo / John Stone
Northland Age
By: Adam Pearse
Eleven of New Zealand s most influential Māori athletes of the past 30 years are Ngāpuhi, according to the recent Māori Sports Awards, five more than the next most common iwi , Ngāti Porou.
One more athlete from Ngāti Hine took Te Tai Tokerau s contribution to the list to 12, five of them in the top 10, although top spot on the list went to Ōhope s double Olympic canoeing champion Lisa Carrington (Te Aitanga-A-Māhaki/Ngāti Porou), who was deemed the most influential Māori athlete between 1991 and 2020.
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei hīkoi over central Auckland land claims ahead of High Court trial
7 Feb, 2021 09:13 PM
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A Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei hīkoi on Tuesday will go from Ōrākei marae to Auckland High Court. Photo / File
A Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei hīkoi on Tuesday will go from Ōrākei marae to Auckland High Court. Photo / File
Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz
Hundreds are expected to join a Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei hīkoi as the Auckland hapū asserts its land rights in the High Court.
Dion Peita: My story, as told to Elisabeth Easther
18 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Dion Peita stands in front of one of the new Maori artworks called Te Tatau Kaitiaki which is featuring in the redeveloped South Atrium at the Auckland Museum. Photo / Dean Purcell
Dion Peita stands in front of one of the new Maori artworks called Te Tatau Kaitiaki which is featuring in the redeveloped South Atrium at the Auckland Museum. Photo / Dean Purcell
Dion Peita (Ngāti Tipa, Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua, Te Rārawa) is the director, Tumuaki Māori and Pacific Development Tāmaki Paenga Hira (Auckland Museum).