After two weeks of racing on the Sunshine Coast in Australia, Aotearoa's finest waka ama paddlers have returned home victorious. Upsetting favourites Tahiti for the first time, New Zealand won the entire competition with a total of 79 medals - 30 gold, 27 silver and 22 bronze.
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Diversity debate over Snapchat beauty filter
Some Snapchat users are complaining online that the app's beauty filters suggest a lighter skin tone is more appealing or attractive to its users. The filter applies a mask that enhances and lightens skin tone before users send the picture or clip to their friends.
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Should religious studies be decided by parents?
Anglican Church Minister, Hirini Kaa believes families need to determine the religious instruction of their children, not schools. This follows a challenge to religious instruction in state schools, which was recently thrown out of court.
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Witehira wins Māori Business leader award
An exponent in business who climbed the ranks of supermarket giant Foodstuffs to direct Ngāpuhi Asset Holdings, Jason Witehira has won Outstanding Māori Business Leader at the Aotearoa Māori Business Leader Awards.
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CrossFit Pacific Regional- Mikaere playing the game his way
Michael Mikaere has maintained his position in the top ten CrossFit athletes from New Zealand and he's back again this year competing at the Pacific Regional in Wollongong. This year he's say he's just doing his thing and playing the game his way.
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2016 Waka Ama Worlds- Finals 1000m and 1500m
In the second to last day of the competition, NZ dominated again, this time in the longer distance races. Ages U16 to Opens from NZ did well in their races, which featured turns from every team. It puts NZ in a good position to win this competition overall, with the final day held tomorrow.
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Morrison Jnr releases first single
New Māori record label, Waatea Music, will be releasing a string of waiata over the next few weeks in an effort to support Māori music. The first single release is from Howie Morrison Jnr, which has had over 5000 views on YouTube in its first weekend.
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2016 Waka Ama Worlds – Day 6
NZ lead the medal tally at the World Waka Ama Sprints on Australia's Sunshine Coast. It's something that is rarely seen at a world championship.
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Iwi leaders back covenant for Children
Iwi leaders are calling on the government to support a covenant protecting the rights of children here in NZ. Ngāti Hine leader Te Waihoroi Shortland says the government has given them the cold shoulder over the issue.
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Whaleoil cartoon sparks debate
A cartoon posted online highlighting child abuse with tā moko, was posted with the intention to spark national debate around a controversial issue. The cartoon has angered a Māori advocate calling it racist but an expert moko artist says the image does have its merits.
