Over 180 Māori and non-Māori Waikato University students graduated at Te Kohinga Mārama Marae, including widowed mother-of-eight Jackie Tamaki, who completed her Masters in Education in te reo Māori, even though she's still learning te reo.
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Te Anga Pāua o Aotearoa host national kapa haka festival
Fifteen kapa haka teams from across the country have gathered at Hamilton’s Claudelands Event Centre to vie for the chance to take out the inaugural Te Anga Pāua o Aotearoa National Kapa Haka Festival for people with intellectual disabilities.
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Collaboration key to Waikato regional growth
Waikato leaders are looking at ways to improve the region's environment, economy and communities. Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Māori leaders agree collaboration is key in growing the interests of Māori and the region.
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A day to commemorate Māori land wars
The 28th of October has been chosen to commemorate the Māori land wars. However, discussions are currently taking place in Te Awamutu on whether the date is correct.
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Fox wants Te Ara Mauwhare initiative ramped up
Former Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox says she supports the Te Ara Mauwhare initiative, which helps low-income families into home-ownership. However, she says it's a shadow of what she and former co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell initiated.
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NewsMāori housing groups to trial home-ownership initiative
Three iwi and two Māori housing groups will trial a Te Puni Kōkiri home-ownership initiative to help low to median income whānau towards owning their own homes. Chief Executive Michelle Hippolite has announced they will work with the five rōpū to co-design home ownership trials under the $9mil Te Ara Mauwhare initiative.
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UPDATED: New govt unit announced for Māori housing
Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford has announced the establishment of a dedicated Māori Housing Unit. Te Puea Marae chair Hurimoana Dennis says the new unit needs to consider the Māori worldview to be effective.
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$5.8mil new funding announced for whānau-led housing repairs
Minister for Māori Development Nanaia Mahuta has announced new funding of $5.8mil for 24 community-led housing repair projects.
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Huge turnout for 2018 Tainui Games
Fifty-one Waikato-Tainui marae have converged at Hopuhopu in Ngāruawāhia to compete in the 9th biennial Tainui games over the weekend. As the tribe celebrates 160 years of The King Movement, participation remains the focus.
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Kaumātua concerned KiwiBuild homes unaffordable
Waikato Māori elders are concerned that the new Kiwibuild homes to be built in Te Kauwhata are still out of reach for many Māori.
