The 7th Annual New Zealand Chilli-Eating Championships kicks off tomorrow in Auckland, attracting the bravest, craziest chilli-heads from across Aotearoa. Returning competitor Verne Koti (Maniapoto, Ngāti Hine, Mapuche) heads into the competition as the "Wildcard".
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Ngāti Hine refuse to let flooding dampen their festival
State highways around the Northland region remain closed following floods. Many festivals across the north island were cancelled due to heavy rain, but the Ngāti Hine tribe refused to let the weather put a dampener on their biennial festival.
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Tributes flow for Te Waka Kai Ora founder
Ngāti Hine elder and leader Percy Tipene has passed away aged 64. He was the founder of Waka Kai Ora, a Māori Organic Growers Group. He will be remembered for his work in revitalising traditional Māori practices with Māori medicine and his strong support of Māori rights in the Wai 262 claim.
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Ngāti Hine hapū vie for Peeni Wynyard Memorial Shield
He was a leader held in high esteem for his great empathy for his people. This weekend there was yet another challenge for the Peeni Wynyard Memorial Shield amongst the marae in the Ngāti Hine province, this time it was between the marae of Matawaia and Motatau.
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Ngāti Hine revive history of its rivers
Since time immemorial, the sacred river of Taumarere was a main highway of Māori ancestors and hence an important initiative for the progeny of the ancestress Hineāmaru to travel the "River of Chiefs" and learn its history.
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Family of Erima Henare thank the multitudes for their support
A flood of people arrived at Ōtīria Marae today to say their last farewells to Erima Henare who is currently lying in state under the mantle of his ancestral house, Tūmatauenga.
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NewsTe Ao Māori mourns the loss of prominent te reo Māori advocate
Ngāti Hine and iwi across the nation mourn the loss of a prominent and strong advocate of te reo Māori, Erima Henare.
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Environmental protection of Taumarere River top priority
It is the beginning to achieving Sir James Henare's aspirations for the sacred Taumarere River. These were the expressions by Ngāti Hine leaders today at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the business arm of the district council.
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NewsNgāti Hine aims to stamp out family violence
Ngāti Hine hopes to put the words of their tupuna Te Ruki Kawiti to action through an initiative titled, “Takahia te riri ki raro i o waewae”, trample violence beneath our feet.
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Ngāti Manu oppose Ōpua Marina expansion
A Ngāti Hine hapū is hoping to have a meeting with Far North Holdings over the proposed expansion of the Ōpua Marina.
