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NewsHolder of customary knowledge Dr Hōhepa Mason dies
Dr Hōhepa (Joseph) Mason, QSO, PhD (Honoris Causa) (Ngāti Awa) has died. Dr Mason has for many decades been an unwavering supporter of his iwi and hapū and a renowned holder of customary knowledge.
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James Tahae Doherty joins NZ Order of Merit
James Tahae Doherty (Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Kahungunu) awarded in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Māori and conservation.
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Superpower rongoā made for whānau with love
Davina Thompson (Ngāti Awa, Te Arawa) has made almost 1000 rongoā Māori packs. Made with little funds and a lot of aroha, these rongoā packs are even helping people from the Bay of Plenty to Whangārei.
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Ngāti Awa fly vital supplies to isolated Motiti Island
The lockdown left the 40 Ngāti Awa descendants on Mōtītī Island cut off from kai and generator fuel supplies. So mainland based Ngāti Awa descendants kicked into action, sending vital supplies to the lonely island.
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Ngāti Awa remembers Edgecumbe, Whakaari and COVID-19
They have faced three disasters and marking almost three years since the region hit with floods in 2017, a volcanic eruption just months ago and now a deadly virus.
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Iwi celebrate ties to sacred river at Tarawera River Festival
Celebrating the connection with Tarawera River and the unique identity of its people was the focus of Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Rangitihi and Tūwharetoa descendants who gathered in Matata on Saturday for the Tarawera River Festival.
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Tūpuna Maunga Authority plans to delete Wairaka from history, historian says
Mataatua historian Pouroto Ngaropo claims that the Tūpuna Maunga Authority of Tamaki Makaurau is planning to make Te Ahi-Kā-a-Rakataura the sole name of Ōwairaka (Mt Albert). A group from Whakatāne iwi accompanied Ngaropo came to Ōwairaka Friday afternoon with. They oppose the name change, and the lack of consultation surrounding the approved earthworks, which will see the 345 foreign rākau cut down and replaced with native seedlings. Ngaropo claims that the earthworks, are a smokescreen to distract public attention from the Tūpuna Maunga Authority’s name change plans.
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Māori powerless to enforce rāhui on their rohe
The Whakatāne river rāhui that was ignored this week has been lifted. Images emerged of commercial and recreational fishing crews carrying on as usual despite local council support. The government agency that overlooks fisheries says it lacks legal power to enforce rāhui.
