Taku Haerenga (My Journey) by Missmaorigal
For todays’ modern Maori, the choice to learn and embrace their Maoritanga isn’t a process that happens overnight. More often than not, there is a catalyst, a starter, someone or something that leads...
View ArticleUpcoming Movie: The Dead Lands
Movies are a natural place for Maori, be it on screen, behind the camera, supporting the shoot or watching from the couch. That ability to share our view of the world and to engage with audiences...
View ArticleCentral North Island Iwi Collective marks Historic Milestone
I riro whenua atu me hoki whenua mai. As land is taken, so it should be returned. In a historic milestone, the eight iwi who make up the Central North Island Iwi Collective celebrated the end of a key...
View ArticleMauri Hauora Walk Talk 4, by Olly Ohlson
One of the messages contained in the poutama tukutuku is ‘no matter how much we learn, there is more to learn’ – I love that. It’s obvious that our wise ancestors communicated on many levels through...
View ArticleTeina Pora gagged for LIFE
(By Stuff.co.nz, EUGENE BINGHAM and PAULA PENFOLD) This story comes with a warning: there are authorities who would much rather we were not writing this, let alone have you read it. It traverses areas...
View ArticleMauri Hauora Walk Talk 6 by Olly Ohlson
As promised, this Walk Talk is about money. Money is directly associated with value and so I want to go into some detail about self value. Because we work with the mauri/energies of Earth Mother and...
View ArticleMake a Rotorua local New Zealander of the Year urges mayor
Mayor Steve Chadwick is challenging Rotorua residents to nominate a local to be the 2015 New Zealander of the Year. “Think of a person who’s made a difference in your life. We are a genuinely caring...
View ArticleMissmaorigal – Taku Haerenga
For todays’ modern Maori, the choice to learn and embrace their maoritanga isn’t a process that happens overnight. More often than not, there is a catalyst, a starter, someone or something that leads...
View ArticleQuestion mark over Maori prostate diagnosis rates
GPs can make a difference to health inequalities by diagnosing prostate cancer early, according to men’s health champion Lannes Johnson. “I think we have to do a lot more for Maori [men],” Dr Johnson...
View ArticleNavajo boy sent home from TX school because of hair length
When all other Seminole, Texas students were headed to their first day of school on Monday, one little boy was sent home because his hair was too long. The five-year-old boy, Malachi Wilson, is a part...
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