An intimate ceremony to unveil a large wall mural of the late Aunty Bea was held in Rotorua on Sunday with her whānau. Beatrice Yates (nee Grant) passed away last year and a mural has been created in her honour by Ngāi Tūhoe artist Taumata Soloman, as part of the inaugural Aronui Indigenous Arts Festival.
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NewsFrom prison to beauty pageant
Evarna Koia, a former meth addict who was imprisoned for theft, has turned her life around helping other wāhine Māori in Rotorua. Tonight, she will compete in the Miss Rotorua 2019 beauty pageant.
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NUKU wāhine wānanga held in Ihumātao over weekend
While thousands visited Ihumātao over the weekend, just up the road at Makaurau Marae around 100 wāhine united for a wānanga to reset, reflect and reconnect.
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Marae in Ihumātao to host wānanga celebrating indigenous wāhine
The creator of NUKU, a media storytelling series which profiles 100 indigenous women, is set to expand her project with a wānanga celebrating wāhine toa. The event will be packed with kōrero, kai and wānanga on rāranga and rongoā Māori.
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Karauria wins world wool handling final
The 30-year-old from Alexandra provided one of the highlights for New Zealand on day three of the world shearing championships in Le Dorat, France.
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Women draw inspiration from wāhine Māori leaders
Mana Wahine were at the forefront of discussions at the annual FOMA Huihuinga Wāhine, where female leaders and entrepreneurs discussed key topics affecting wāhine today.
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"You have to bring others with you”- Award-winning wahine business leader
Rachel Taulelei has been honoured for her work as the CEO of Māori-owned food and beverage producer, Kono. She's in charge of 450 employees and her organisation farms more than 1000ha of land and sea and exports to over 25 countries.
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New play uplifting wāhine Māori set to premiere
The play Witi’s Wāhine offers a wero to other playwrights, storytellers and filmmakers to uplift Māori women in their stories. It has been chosen to open the Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival.
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La-Verne King new Far North district court judge
A formidable Māori woman, La-Verne King, who has spent more than 30 years working in the court system, is now the new District Court judge for the Far North.
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Passion for land and people breeds success
Twenty-year-old Kristy Maria Roa of Ngāti Maniapoto is the winner of the 2019 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award.
