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Four BOP teams qualify for kapahaka nationals Twelve teams from around the Bay of Plenty took part in the regional finals. Supplied images. ); } else { // } Four Bay of Plenty teams are preparing to represent the region in the National Secondary Schools Kapahaka next year. The teams were chosen out of a total of 12 teams that competed in the Te Haka a Toi - Mataatua me Tākitimu ki Tauranga Secondary School Regional Kapahaka last Friday. The regional event saw thousa...

Waitangi Tribunal claimants who have been through the state care system say they have been shut out of Oranga Tamariki reform talks, but their concerns are being labelled a distraction by the ministerial advisory group chair. Dr Alison Green is a former state ward and is completing her post-doctoral research at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen The Waitangi Tribunal recommended earlier this year that an independent Māori authority be set up to prevent tamar...

Harpist Shellie Hanley performed a composition while projecting large images onto the cliffs across the awa from where people were seated. What she described as a “Matariki visual soundscape” included large images of the stars of Matariki, also known as Pleiades or the Seven Sisters, skyscapes and tohorā, or whale. The visuals slowly became more illumined as darkness continued to fall across the area, which included a brief shower of rain that cleared just as Hanley finished playing. Ha...

Jamie Tahana of RNZ12:07, Jul 02 2021 RNZ Put June 24 in your diary for next year. it will mark the first Matariki public holiday. When Rangi Matamua sets his gaze across Te Whanganui-a-Tara this morning, hell contemplate many things as he watches the twinkling cluster of stars on the northeast horizon: Those who have been, those he is with, and those yet to be. “I lost a couple of friends and relations that are close to me, so Ill be thinking about them at this moment first and foremost. Th...

“Its definitely put up the cost of opening on that day and if you want to avoid those costs you will have to close, which means youll be missing out on revenue. “I guess the hope in the retail community is that customers do get out and shop while theyve got the opportunity to have another day off.” RNZ Put June 24 in your diary for next year. it will mark the first Matariki public holiday. About 10 per cent of retailers in a recent survey had indicated they were celebrating Matariki in...

Nau mai haere ki ngā whetū o te tau hou, kia Matariki me Pūanga. Click here to learn how to set the maramataka dial, and you’re on your way to setting the New Year dates! The bright tohu stars Matariki (Pleiades) and Pūanga (Rigel) will soon rise to indicate the New Year. Matariki is used thr

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Master Navigator Jack Thatcher has sailed thousands of kilometres using traditional methods. He's been reconised with a Queen's Borthday Honour.

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