The Hui Ahurei o Tūhoe is an example of revitalising the Tūhoe language. However, according to Hemana Waaka, a judge at this year's Tūhoe debates, the iwi is not only fighting for the retention of the Tūhoe language but of the Māori language in general.
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Retaining Tūhoe unique culture
Kapa haka took center stage at the Tūhoe Festival in Rotorua today. Over the years it’s become a way of retaining Tūhoe unique culture for its youth which has been encouraged by compulsory items such as ‘Karanga, te whakatū waewae, wero, rau rākau and mōteatea.
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Tūhoe Festival starts tomorrow
The longest running tribal festival in New Zealand returns to Rotorua tomorrow. Te Hui Ahurei a Tuhoe is in its 47th year and Rotorua was the place of its inception.
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Historic Tūhoe and Te Arawa battle acknowledged
The battle of Pukekaikāhu between Tūhoe and Te Arawa was acknowledged over the weekend in a meeting between the two tribes at Te Pakira Marae, Whakarewarewa in Rotorua. Both tribes shared information regarding the historical event from the 1800's.
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Nothing worth having ever comes easy- Stacey Waaka
World Champion Black Fern Stacey Waaka says she's living her dream. A role model for young Māori women on and off the field, she hopes to inspire young Māori women to chase goals in academia and in sport. Te Kāea caught up with her at her graduation.
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Tokomaru horsebreaker tipped as favourite at Equitana Festival
Auckland crowds were treated to a sneak peak of the country's top equestrian riders and their horses ahead of the Equitana Festival, tipped to be the country's biggest international equestrian event.
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Waimana host first youth wānanga
Tūhoe's Waimana youth hosted their inaugural rangatahi wānanga aimed at bringing both local youth and those living outside the region back to their homeland to learn their Tūhoe culture.
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Hundreds converge on Tauarau marae for Te Rangi McGarvey tangihana
Iwi from around the motu and officials from the Waitangi Tribunal paid their final respects to reo Māori exponent Te Rangi Karaitiana McGarvey at Tauarau marae in the Rūātoki valley of Tūhoe.
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Native Affairs- Te Urewera Raids- A Decade of Rebuilding
October 15 marks ten years since the terror raids that shocked the nation and shattered the lives of people in Te Urewera.
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Historian Tama Nikora mourned
Former chairman of the Tūhoe Waikaremoana Trust Board, Tama Nikora passed away peacefully yesterday in Rotorua aged 84.
