Taiwan's indigenous peoples are looking for a partnership with iwi here to develop geothermal energy projects in their homeland.
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NewsTūhoe kuia inspires Māori-Taiwanese film project
An indigenous Taiwanese director will use the memory of a recently passed Tūhoe kuia to complete her cross-cultural film project.
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First Māori wahine to serve as trade commissioner in Taiwan
Tina Wehipeihana-Wilson is the first Māori wahine to serve as New Zealand's director of trade in Taiwan. The Tukorehe descendent, mother of four, and Stanford University alumna has been in the position for a year but says there are many opportunities, not only for New Zealand but also Māori.
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Taiwanese hope for better relationship with their indigenous people
A contingent of representatives funded by the Taiwanese government has met with indigenous cultures around the world in a bid to help them build a stronger relationship with their own tangata whenua. Today they visited Māori Television.
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Ngāti Manu rangatahi head to Taiwan for cultural exchange
Ten children from Ngāti Manu, a small sub-tribe in Te Taitokerau, have been given the opportunity to travel to Taiwan to trace the footsteps of their ancestors on a cultural exchange.
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Indigenous peoples gather in Taiwan for 2017 International Austronesian Conference
A large delegation of Taiwan’s indigenous peoples welcomed guests from Aotearoa, Canada, Hawaii, Tahiti, Guam, Malaysia and the Philippines this week for the 2017 International Austronesian Conference in Taipei.
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Cultural exchange – Exploring the ancestral whenua of the Amis people
DNA research suggests that Māori originated from Taiwan. This week Te Kāea reporter Talisa Kupenga embarks on an Asia New Zealand Foundation-sponsored cultural exchange to the Island nation some 180-kilometres East of China. The exchange aims to explore the indigenous links and the potential for greater economic ties between Taiwan and Aotearoa.
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Aotearoa ambassadors Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti off to Taiwan
Next month, Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti haka group will represent NZ at the Howkan Global Indigenous Peoples Arts Festival in Taiwan. The festival hopes to promote indigenous culture.
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Children of Torik use rice fields to improve baseball skills
The Care Cup baseball games is an annual event and this year it was held in Taitung. Te Kāea took a look at some interesting little players from Torik community who prepared themselves for the tournament by practicing in the rice field.
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NZ U21s earn spot in World Baseball Championships in Taiwan
The New Zealand U21 baseball team are fortunate to have earnt a spot in the World Baseball Championships to be held in Taiwan.
