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Lisa Carrington: 'Just going out there, doing my best'
New Zealand's most decorated Olympian had a very typical reaction to winning her fifth Olympic gold medal.
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Tairāwhiti mourn Dr Rangimarie Rose Pere
Tākuta Rangimarie Turuki Arikirangi Rose Pere has been farewelled by Ngāti Kahungunu, Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani and the Kīngitanga.
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Tū Hana te Tā! Sir Derek Lardelli Knighted for services to Māori Art
Tohunga tā moko and kapa haka exponent Derek Lardelli (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Konohi, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Kaipoho) is made a Knight Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM) for services to Māori art in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
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Wooden object 'taonga' discovered at Gisborne Airport Terminal
Heritage New Zealand and a hapū of Rongowhakaata have assembled at Gisborne Airport after contractors working on the new extended terminal have uncovered part of a wooden object that may be a historic taonga.
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Gisborne tsunami plan to save innocent lives
An evacuation plan is on the cards to alert Gisborne whānau to evacuate in the event of a tsunami that could kill thousands.
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Rongowhakaata tsunami plan will save their most vulnerable whānau
Rongowhakaata have identified holes in the current emergency plans for the rohe. Current procedures do not have evacuation steps in place for kaumātua who live outside of cell-phone coverage and our hauā community. To address this take, Tairawhiti iwi want to create an emergency protocol in the wake of Gisborne District Council’s tsunami report. Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust chair Moera Brown told Te Āo Māori News that two marae, Whakatō and Manutuke will be open to whanau when disasters come, “It’s just a matter of ensuring to give that support to the particular marae in respect of providing that service and resource.”
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Tūranga Health empowers community through DIY
As the winter chill approaches, an iwi-based organisation, Tūranga Health on the East Coast, is teaching families in rural communities the DIY skills they need to improve and future-proof their own homes.
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Māori making waves in SUP board surfing
Three Māori Stand Up Paddle Board Surfers are looking to make waves at the National Surf Competition in Taranaki.
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Rongowhakaata remember ancestors killed at Ōweta
150 years since the killing of five Rongowhakaata chiefs by Te Kooti and his followers at Ōweta Pā in Manutuke, Te Tairāwhiti, descendants have gathered to unveil a memorial stone to honour their ancestors.
