Former Black Sox Thomas Makea of Ngāti Kahungunu is passing on his skills to the next generation. This week Makea and son Reilly are taking to the field together with Papanui at the Men's Softball National Championships in Wellington.
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Wellington Deputy Mayor wants more Māori voices
Deputy Mayor Jill Day has called on Maōri to take an active part in the consultations on Wellington City Council's Ten-Year Plan.
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Hutt Valley dominate at National Fastpitch Championship
Hutt Valley has broken Auckland's domination at the National Fastpitch Championship women's section, winning the overall title with an 8-5 win in the final. Winning this championship sees them win their first national women's title in nine years.
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Te Papa's 20th birthday plans
Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington is celebrating its 20th birthday today, the 14th of February, with plans for major changes to the national museum.
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To make Wellington a Reo Māori city
"To make Wellington a te reo Māori City!" This from Deputy Mayor Jill Day at today's Waitangi Festival on Wellington Waterfront where she announced to Waitangi Festival goers Wellington City Council's draft te reo policy, Te Tauihu that aims to see more te reo Māori in the city.
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Women's March a global phenomenon
To mark the one year anniversary of the global Women’s March event, Women’s March Aotearoa New Zealand will hold the #LookBackMarchForward #KaMuaKaMuri hui to encourage women to make their voices heard.
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Wellington young guns join NZ side
The New Zealand Under 15 Baseball team has been bolstered with the inclusion of five Wellington for this weekend's Oceania tournament. New Zealand is one of four teams at the tournament, with a spot at the World Cup on the line.
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Māori Language Award Winners 2017
Last night the Ngā Tohu Reo Māori (Māori Language Awards) hosted by Te Taura Whiri I te reo Māori (Māori language commission) celebrated the country’s Māori language champions at Te Papa Tongarewa Museum in Wellington tonight. Here is a list of all of the winners.
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Illegal operation poached pāua worth over $17,000
Pāua to the value of more than $17,000 was illegally taken by three main offenders in a black market operation called The Paua Corporation.
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Wellington Council crack down on mobility park frauds
Wellington City Council has collaborated with CCS Disability Action in creating a new app to catch mobility parking frauds.