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Famed Māori Battalion lives on in Whangārei boys academy 29 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 7 minutes to read Members of the academys new intake (with Danish-born Tama Hodgson on the left) perform a haka. Photo / Peter de Graaf Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat A Whangārei boys academy based on the values of the 28th Māori Battalion has celebrated its 10th intake in front of more than 800 people at Waitangi Treaty Grounds. The crow...

Taporapora kuia finally recognised for farming feats Wikitoria Wright, age 90, has finally been recognised for her work breaking in a farm on the Okahukura Peninsula. Taporapora’s Wikitoria Wright has been awarded the Awhuwhenua Trophy for farming excellence – 56 years after she deserved to win it. In 1964, the trophy was presented to her husband Rawson ‘Ross’ Wright, but Wikitoria was overlooked. “That was their policy. It was a man’s world back then,” Wikitoria says. “But Ross...