Sadly linguist Lee Smith who has contributed to Maori language revitalisation across many sectors, from broadcasting to education a sportsman, academic, protestor and gay lost his battle following a long illness.
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Bic Runga reconnecting with her Māori iwi at music awards
Bic Runga debuts at the 2019 Waiata Māori Music Awards and performs her classic single ‘Sway’, which was translated into te reo Māori as part of the Waiata/Anthems compiled by Hinewehi Mohi.
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'Untapped' Māori knowledge way forward for NZ
Māori have a great resource of untapped knowledge that can help move the country forward, an iwi leader says.
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Are we listening to the voice of our children and young people?
Māori students from the Wellington area have participated in the first of a seven-part series of wānanga to give feedback to the Māori Language Commission on how to advance te reo among youth, providing an insight into the opinions of our future leaders.
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Māori midwife says the uplifting of tamariki needs to stop
CEO of Māori Midwives Aotearoa, Jean Te Huia says Māori women are being dehumanised as mothers by colonisation. Backed by Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Huia has started the "Not One More Baby to be Taken" facebook page to gather the stories of those who have been affected by the uplifting of children.
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Sharing indigenous stories through film
Wairoa Film Festival celebrates its 14th year running and despite dramatic changes in the media landscape and demand for content, the festival's supreme "Mana Wahine" award winner Whetu Fala says now is as good a time as ever for indigenous filmmakers to tell their stories.
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Infamous track on Te Mata Peak exposes racism
Ngāti Kahungunu iwi and hapū members have been subject to racism following their support for the removal of the highly contentious Craggy Range track on Te Mata Peak, but Ngāti Kahungunu Chair Ngahiwi Tomoana says there has been a shift in public opinion, with strong support now to have it removed.
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Replace the gang call with the ancient call- Ngāti Kahungunu chair
Chair of Ngāti Kahungunu Ngahiwi Tomoana is encouraging a local gang to celebrate their unique Māori identity and learn their traditional language and customs. The call follows a patching ceremony of gang members on Te Mata Peak in Hastings, which Tomoana refers to as a sacred place.
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Ngāti Kahungunu resist child uplifts
Ngāti Kahungunu have issued a warning to the government that "not one more child will be taken from its mother,” after Oranga Tamariki attempted to uplift a child from Hawke's Bay Hospital.
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Māori language app brings the voices of native speakers to life
After 30 years of Māori language broadcasting, Radio Kahungunu are embracing digital ingenuity as they prepare to launch "Pukapuka Kōrero Tahi", a Māori language resource based on treasured collections from the storehouse of oral archives at Radio Kahungunu.
