A stalwart of the Māori education and art sectors, Waana Morrell Davis was today laid to rest in her hometown of Whakatāne in Bay of Plenty. The 81-year-old of Ngāti Awa and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa descent and current chair of Toi Māori Aotearoa, died last week after a three-year battle with heart complications.
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CNZ launches new toi Māori strategy
Creative NZ is launching a new strategy to support Māori artists. The new initiative aims to further the growth of Māori art locally and internationally.
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FestPAC 2020 looks to bring Moana cultures together
Creative NZ are calling on Māori artists and rangatahi to apply for funding for the Pacific Arts and Culture Festival. A delegation from Aotearoa is being organised to head over to the upcoming festival in Honolulu in June next year.
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Witi Ihimaera strives to maintain kaupapa Māori
The first Māori writer to publish both a book of short stories and a novel will have another award added to his long list of accolades.
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NewsWiti Ihimaera among recipients of 2017 Prime Minister’s Awards
Creative New Zealand has announced the winners of the 2017 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement. They are internationally renowned Māori novelist Witi Ihimaera, literary historian and fine arts writer Peter Simpson and popular poet and children’s author Paula Green.
