Myra Berghan recently celebrated her 90th birthday at Mahimaru Marae in Awanui in Northland, surrounded by her whānau and close friends. She is a stalwart, along with many others, who helped establish the Kohanga Reo movement in Te Hiku o Te Ika during the early 1980s, starting at her marae of Mahimaru.
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Ngāpuhi hapū discuss stance on Crown's speedy consultation process
Ngāpuhi hapū met en masse at Waima to hold their own hui independent of the Crown to affirm their stance on the Crown's speedy consultation process, currently taking place to confirm a new mandate for Ngāpuhi treaty settlement.
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Ngāpuhi hapū feel rushed about settlement proposals
The latest treaty engagement hui with Ngāpuhi hapū in Whangārei has left northerners bewildered. Mark Ngahoia Scott, attended the hui, and explains how Te Arawhiti agents treated them: “The minister [Andrew Little] said that May is Ngāpuhi’s deadline. But Te Arawhiti was telling us to make haste in our preparations.” Ngāpuhi hapū were shocked at this approach. The assumption is that Te Arawhiti is rushing them, because it’s an election year.
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Te Taumata 2020 wānanga strengthens Ngāpuhi reo
The second Te Taumata Wānanga reo recently kicked off which looks at revitalising and strengthening the Ngāpuhi dialect. A total of 140 people registered a hunger to learn and be engaged with the activities. The goal is to culturally support the descendants of Ngāpuhi.
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NewsTaurua sticks with Silver Ferns for one more year
Māori Sports Awards Supreme Co-Winner Noeline Taurua will stay on as Silver Ferns head coach for at least one more year.
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Crown awaiting new mandate proposals from Ngāpuhi
Treaty Minister Andrew Little was in the North today for an open-invitation hui with Ngāpuhi. This follows his advice earlier this week that the Crown had decided to "discontinue" recognition of Tūhoronuku's mandate to represent Ngāpuhi in treaty negotiations, saying the Crown cannot be confident the authority has maintained its mandate.
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Highest-ranked wahine in the Navy is of Ngāpuhi descent
Commodore Melissa Ross has been promoted to the rank of Commodore this morning. This makes her, the highest-ranking female in the Royal New Zealand Navy (Te Taua Moana)
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Te Mahurehure Marae celebrates 50 years- A lifetime dream for Nan
Auckland's Te Mahurehure Marae celebrated 50 years since first opening their doors to Ngāpuhi descendants living away from home. For one kuia, it has been a labour of love and a life-long commitment welcoming the thousands of visitors to the big smoke.
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Ngāpuhi Champion Smashes World Record and Qualifies for 2020 Paralympics
Ngāpuhi can now add “World Record Breaking Para-Swimmer” to its list of accolades.
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Rangatahi Ngāpuhi Champion Youth Voting in Auckland
Two rangatahi from Ngāpuhi are spearheading the Auckland Council’s Youth voting programme.
