Hundreds of mourners converged on Te Kaha's Te Ehutu marae to pay their final respects to the last Te Whānau ā Apanui 28th Māori Battalion, C Company veteran, William Hei Walker. His whānau say his legacy as a humble, hard working backbone of the community lives on.
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NewsLast Te Whānau-a-Apanui 28th Māori Battalion veteran passes away
Hundreds of mourners are expected to pay their final respects to the last Te Whānau ā Apanui 28th Māori Battalion, Company C veteran, William Hei (Pom) Walker. The 94-year-old passed away Monday morning (17th July) at Whakatāne hospital, surrounded by whānau.
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Thousands are expected to mourn master carver Dr Clifford Whiting
Artist Dr Clifford Hamilton Whiting of Te Whānau-a-Apanui (ONZ) has passed away at the age of 81. Thousands are expected to mourn the master carver and leader in the renaissance of Māori art.
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NewsMemorial held for veteran Maori broadcaster Marama Martin
Veteran broadcaster Marama Martin (nee Koea) of Te Ati Awa decent has been farewelled by whānau and friends in a private service in Nelson.
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Esteemed Māori artist and ONZ Dr Cliff Whiting passes
Artist Cliff Whiting of Te Whānau-a-Apanui (ONZ) has passed away at the age of 81.
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Dame Nganeko Minhinnick's kaitiaki legacy lives on
Hundreds gathered at Waiuku's Tahuna Marae, south of Auckland, for the burial service of environmental champion Dame Nganeko Minhinnick. The trail blazer in environmental legislation reform was laid to rest in her ancestral marae cemetery, beside the waters she advocated for, the Manukau Harbour.
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NewsHauraki- Waikato mourns Dame Nganeko Minhinnick
Dame Nganeko Minhinnick led environmental stewardship and kaitiakitanga in the Auckland and Waikato region. Her loss will be sorely felt amongst her people of Ngāti Te Ata and Waikato iwi.
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NewsTe Wānanga o Aotearoa mourns loss of matriarch
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is mourning the loss of our respected matriarch, beloved kuia and aunty to many, Marie Panapa.
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Native Affairs – The Nark
NARK, or the Nation of Advocates for the Rights of Kids, is an organisation Cherie Kurarangi Sweeney started after her neighbour Serenity Jay Scott was murdered.
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Should Euthanasia be legalised in New Zealand?
The Health Select Committee is currently looking at submissions for the ‘Euthanasia Bill’
