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Miriama Rauhihi Ness (second from right) with other Polynesian Panther sisters Photo: facebook Miriama Rauhihi Ness was a member of the Polynesian Panthers and Ngā Tamatoa movements, fighting for both Māori and Pasifika rights in New Zealand. Will 'Ilolahia, a founding member of the Polynesian Panthers, said Rauhihi Ness was always on the frontlines of indigenous activism. "She was our Minister of Culture and our first full-time community worker when we existed back in the 70s. "Her fierce, strong, no-muck-around attitude has done a lot of things that a lot of people don't really acknowled...

Māori and Pasifika mourn loss of former Ngā Tamatoa activist and Polynesian Panther Miriama Rauhihi-Ness 17 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Miriama Rauhihi-Ness (second from left) and son - a very young Che Fu (right) pose with other members of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Photo / Supplied Reporter, NZ Herald Māori and Pasifika activists are mourning Ngā Tamatoa and Polynesian Panther heroine Miriama Rauhihi-Ness, who died suddenly from cancer on March 15. The Ngāti Whakatere and Ngāti Taki Hiku descendant was instrumental in the mobilisation of the Polynesian Panthers as well as t...

Former Ngā Tamatoa and Polynesian Panther member Miriama Rauhihi Ness is being remembered as a wahine toa who was able to cut across divisions in her...

Miriama Rauhihi Ness a fighter for Maori and Pasifika 16 Mar 2021 08:36 AM Photo: Panthers Liberation Library. Will Ilolahia: Miriama Rauhihi Ness a fighter for Maori and Pasifika. Former Nga Tamatoa and Polynesian Panther member Miriama Rauhihi Ness is being remembered as a wahine toa who was able to cut across divisions in her fights for justice. The wife of musician Tigilau Ness and mother of singer Che Fu died yesterday. Fellow Polynesian Panther Will Ilolahia says she first came to the attention of the group for standing up for the rights of the Pacific Island women in the sewi...

Everyone realises they're at the mercy of the pandemic and are doing their best to ensure they get to perform, said Papa, but not knowing whether Auckland will return to Level 1 until Friday, the festival is planning for both scenarios. "You know, we've got shows like Tigilau Ness in the Aotea Square garden just prior to Che Fu and the Krates in the town hall. So, if we don't drop to Level 1 then we have to re-schedule which means a last minute re-scheduling and moving things and, yeah!" said Papa. "We've had to basically re-schedule a whole festival in a week, that has taken us the better pa...