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Marshall Wins 2009 National Māori Sports Awards

Rugby league star Benji Marshall (Ngāi Tuhoe) is the supreme winner of the 2009 Māori Sports Awards. Having captained the Kiwis to win the world cup, Benji Marshall beat a world-class field of finalists to take the top prize – the Albie Pryor Memorial Māori Sportsperson of the Year Supreme Award. Read more »

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Māori Sporting Role Models

Tënā koutou katoa,

I was privileged to attend the 2009 Māori Sports Awards, held in Manukau at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre. It was a fantastic experience; I have never been to an event quite that prestigious and exciting. Read more »

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Historic Letter Gifted Back to Authors Marae

A gift of a reproduced historic letter from Archives New Zealand  holdings was presented to the trustees of Pariroa Pā in southern Taranaki during the 115th anniversary celebrations of the pā on 7 October. Read more »

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Our Whare Wins Award

Tamariki from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa, Hutt Intermediate School and Pomare Primary School are this year’s winners of the Te Puni Kōkiri Te Reo and Tikanga Māori Award for the Outlook for Someday Sustainable Film Awards. Read more »

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Musical Island Boys

The Musical Island Boys’ latest CD, “Once Upon A Time”, was launched on 9 December in Wellington by Hon Georgina te Heuheu, Minister of Pacific Island Affairs and Associate Minister of Māori Affairs. The release followed a string of exceptional performance milestones in what is, comparatively speaking, still a youthful career for the four-strong barbershop quartet. Read more »

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Building Your Papakāinga

If you have ever thought about developing a papakāinga or subdividing your whenua, Peter Graham (Ngāti Kauwhata) can turn that dream into a reality. Read more »