In a first, an exhibition featuring a selection of taonga from the private collection of Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII will be on display to the world next week at the Auckland Museum.
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Waikato river-clean up projects receive funding
Six million dollars has been allocated to river clean-up projects by the Waikato River Authority with more than a third of these projects being led by iwi.
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Home ownership dream closer for Hamilton whānau
The dream of owning a home for Māori whānau is another step closer as work gets underway to build 80 new homes in Hamilton City.
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80 new homes for Hamilton East
Housing New Zealand and Waikato-Tainui today announced that they will begin work on rejuvenating the old Jebson Place site in Hamilton East into a mix of public and private housing.
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Māori businesses welcome $1.7mil provincial fund
The Matamata-Piako Māori business community is welcoming a $1.7mil investment from the government to unlock new opportunities in the region's tourism infrastructure.
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Waikato-Tainui marae examine tangihana lore and law
Waikato-Tainui marae are taking a fresh look at their protocols when dealing with tūpāpāku who have suffered a traumatic death and tangihana procedures. Ngaa Marae Toopu chair Brad Totorewa says it’s about ensuring they uphold their lore practices within the law.
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Clean up of Lake Whangape begins
A number of agencies will work together to clean up Lake Whangape, once a food source for local Māori in Rangiriri is now so polluted health signs were erected to warn the public of the dangers.
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Baha'i prayer book translated into te reo Māori
Prayers of the Baha'i faith by prophet Baha'u'llah have been translated into te reo Māori by academic Tom Roa. Roa says the task wasn't easy but very rewarding.
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NewsSeven students awarded Dame Te Atairangikaahu scholarships
Yesterday the University of Waikato hosted this year's Kiingitanga Day which saw seven women awarded the Waikato-Tainui and Waikato Regional Council Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarship.
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McDs serves a reo happy meal
McDonald's employee Janine Eru-Taueki will be serving happy meals again after receiving an apology from her Hamilton manager for not allowing her to speak Māori.
