An urban marae in Wellington is facing closure if more than $500,000 can't be raised to salvage it. Tapu Te Ranga Marae was built from recycled materials and off the backs of homeless youth, ex-cons, and gang members. Now it is appealing to the public to donate funds to save the building, which is a haven for those with nowhere to go.
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Manukura gunning for Secondary Schools title
Elite sports academy, Manukura, are gunning for their first New Zealand Secondary school netball title against 15 of the best teams from around the country. The creme de la creme secondary school teams have rallied in Wellington this week.
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Hands on approach used to entice Māori and Pasifika tauira
A group called Te Rōpū Āwhina from the University of Victoria in Wellington is touring the country to support Māori and Pasifika students to study science, engineering, architecture and design. The purpose is to give them more of a hands-on experience.
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Final Cross-Party Inquiry into Homelessness reaches Wellington
A politician put a homeless person up in her own home as a result of the homeless issue hitting this country. This was one of the many stories shared today during the last day of the Cross-Party Inquiry into Homelessness. But will there be any tangible benefits or will the government simply ignore it?
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Ngāpuhi cousins face off in Indoor Netball final
Today, the seven-a-side men's battled it out for a spot in tomorrow's finals. New Zealand and Australia are currently leading on the scoreboard. It's a face-off for two first cousins in the Australia and the New Zealand teams as they aim to outdo each other.
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Māori triplets commit to helping Northland community
Triplets Eru, Hemi and Tipene Kapa-Kingi from Ngāpuhi, who are studying together at Victoria University in Wellington, are looking to develop skills to help improve the Māori economy, health and alleviate poverty in Northland. Te Kāea spoke to them at the annual Māori student’s conference in Wellington.
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Hurricane's parade takes Wellington by storm
The Hurricanes have celebrated their maiden Super Rugby championship today, by parading through the streets of Wellington. It is expected nearly 10,000 Wellingtonians turned out today to witness history being made. With the team clearly signalling their intentions that a back-to-back championship is on the cards.
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NewsThe Koha Cafe provides plenty more good kai
A community project offering affordable healthy lunches in the Lower Hutt suburb of Taita has become so popular it has expanded to neighbouring Naenae where it has also been embraced.
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NewsPolice continue to probe death of Jardin Whanga-Elliot
Investigations continue following the death of Jardin Whanga-Elliott, who died after being assaulted in Lower Hutt on Sunday morning.
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Miromoda debuts in Porirua
Miromoda (The Indigenous Māori Fashion Apparel Board) the organisation that promotes Māori fashion design will have its first runway show in Porirua tomorrow night. Pataka Museum will set the scene for four Māori fashion designers alongside international designers from Africa and Korea.
