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The track positively bounces, with its optimistic 00’s eurodance inspired rhythms and its layered harmonies. The waiata begins with a conch played by Tyson Campbell (“calling to our ancestors to give us their strength, Whakamana vibes”) and features ...
Students from the Gafoa Le Ata Samoan Bilingual unit at the Kowhai Intermediate School in Auckland New Zealand have had the opportunity of reconnecting to their Samoan roots during a seven-day trip to Samoa. These are Year 7 and Year 8 students who were in the country to learn more about the cult...
Known as Joe Keil, I was born 11 May 1944 the second son of William and Violet Keil. My earliest recollections were happy ones being raised on a cocoa and coconut plantation at Lotopa, which belonged to my grandmother Hazel (nee Kennison) Elkins-Harrington-Mugele-Hack. We lived in a big old house on the river bank, and we were free to roam the plantation eating all the fruits like esi, mangoes, vi, coconuts, sugar cane etc. I learned to swim at a very young age and we swam in the river every daily.
Among the doom and gloom, there have been little glimmers of hope, moments of gratitude and Kiwi kindness. Here are the stories that made us smile.
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has partnered with other Māori groups to organise food packs for local communities.