I whakaputahia tuatahia tēnei atikara e Pukaea Māori education leaders are seeking assurances that specialist expertise supporting Māori assessment and qualifications will be retained as the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) consults staff on a ... See more
Calls for greater transparency from Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa are intensifying as trustees of Ōpihi Whanaungakore say the iwi must confront growing tensions over hapū authority, governance and the future of one of Ngāti Awa’s most culturally significant site... See more
For the first time in 25 years, qualified butchers have graduated from Ōpōtiki through a nationally recognised apprenticeship programme, marking a significant milestone for the Eastern Bay of Plenty town. New World Ōpōtiki employees Te Awaitaia Rolls (Ngā... See more
For the first time in generations, descendants of Ngāi Taiwhakaea, a hapū of Ngāti Awa, walked freely through Awakeri Hot Springs, an iconic hot pools facility and motor camp near Whakatāne that forms part of their ancestral lands known as Pukaahu. As the... See more
When Kim Rameka was told she may never compete again, she refused to accept it. The 48-year-old Ngāti Awa and Te Rarawa powerlifter spent nearly three years rebuilding from a torn rotator cuff and bursitis injury before returning to competition at this ye... See more
