Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti are taking a 55-strong crew to Tahiti to maintain a cultural connection with the lineage of Tupaia, the Tahitian high priest and great ocean wayfinder who navigated the Endeavour from Tahiti to Aotearoa, where he was hosted by the native Hauiti people of Uawa.
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Keeping tikanga Māori alive through manaakitanga
Although they may be few in numbers, the kaitiaki of Kia Piritahi Marae on Waiheke Island are continuing to uphold tikanga Māori within the community, while also educating the many visitors from Ngā Hau ē Whā (The Four Winds).
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NewsPapa honoured for championing revitalisation of te reo
Pānia Papa has devoted most of her life to the revitalisation of te reo Māori to ensure the language will flourish for future generations. In honour of her mahi, she was awarded the Te Waitī Award for Te Reo and Tikanga at the 2019 Matariki Awards this evening.
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Honoured for a lifetime commitment to te reo, tikanga and Māori arts
Kuini Moehau Reedy is a storehouse of knowledge, a creative composer of music who is maintaining the essence of the unique dialect of her people. Tonight she was named as the winner of the Te Toi ō Ngā Rangi Award at the Matariki Awards.
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Teacher shares tikanga Māori at Utah school
Mitch Rudolph is doing his part as an elementary school teacher to ensure the future of his students as he implements the culture-centered mission statement of his school in West Valley, Utah, USA.
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Inmates' special request: to celebrate Matariki
Matariki celebrations are being embraced by more and more people every year in Aotearoa. This year, the inmates at Kohuora Auckland South Corrections Facility also wanted to get amongst it.
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‘It’s not something to be ashamed of’- New film highlights menstruation in Māori pre-colonial times
A short film highlighting the tikanga practices around menstruation in pre-colonial times has been named a finalist for New Zealand's Best Short Film Competition.
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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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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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Normalising moko kauae for the world to witness
Moko artist Joni Brooking of Ngāti Porou, has bestowed the taonga of moko kauae upon many wāhine Māori. As a practitioner and someone who also wears moko kauae, she speaks with Te Ao Māori news about false stereotypes and normalising moko.
