Residents in southern Queensland and parts of New South Wales are being urged to either leave their homes or stay vigilant after a number of fires have burned out of control. Hydee Ngaia-Tyson, of Te Atihaunui-a-Pāpārangi, says she can see the smoke from her home.
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NewsRiki says playing in the NRL is a dream come true
Jordan Riki has been on the Brisbane Broncos' radar since he was 14 years old and last year he was contracted to the club's top NRL side.
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Te reo, tikanga for tamariki across the ditch
Te Waikamihi Korohina-Ormsby is taking te reo and Māori performing arts into various playcentres across Queensland Australia in the hope of keeping Māori customs alive for tamariki living abroad.
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NSW snatch first State of O win for 2018
Game one of the State Origin series was played last night at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with the Blues taking away the series opener 22-12. New South Wales introduced a number of debutants in what is now being hailed as the key to their win.
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Queensland Māori touch team return home to learn whakapapa
As teams from around the country prepare for the Grassroots Trust 2018 touch competition this weekend, two Queensland Māori teams have made their way back home to New Zealand to take part in the event. But, skillset took a back-seat, as the Australian-based Māori focused more on Tikanga than touch training.
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Noeline Taurua's merits recognised by Australian Netball Legend
Former Australian netball captain Liz Ellis says if Noeline Taurua's team the Sunshine Coast Lightning win the Grand-Final she would be regarded in Australia as one of their most legendary coaches. The Sunshine Coast side defeated the Melbourne Vixens in their major semi-final to host next week's final match.
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NSW defeat Queensland in Game 1 of the 2017 State-of-Origin league series
Queensland has been dealt a heavy hammering by the NSW Blues in Game 1 of Australia's State of Origin series, coming away with a 4-28 loss at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium.
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Schools, city closed due to wild QLD weather
Rivers are already flooding in areas around South East Queensland as the tail of Cyclone Debbie hits hard, schools were closed following a late call this morning and Brisbane City has been closed since midday.
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Whānau Māori feels effects of Cyclone Debbie
Cyclone Debbie is now a tropical low, though conditions are still very hazardous over far North Queensland, as it slowly tracks inland. Jass Adlam (Ngāpuhi, Te Ati Awa) and her whānau live in Mackay, one of the coastal towns that felt the brunt of the ex-tropical cyclone says the storm last night was a lot scarier.
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501 Hīkoi arrives in Queensland
The 501 Hīkoi which began in Sydney on Thursday has now reached Queensland. Approximately 40 local Māori made their way to the Upper Coomera Community Centre to show the vast distance that the journey will cover, doesn't faze them.
