30/11/2023
First wahine waka master builder
Waitai-Dye is well known throughout the waka-building world, having been taught by famed master builder Ta Hekenukumai Busby and has spent years honing her skills all around the world.
26/11/2023
Prestigious Rutherford Medal awarded to Distinguished Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Dr Hinekura Smith (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Ati Awa) and Professor Regan Potangaroa (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa) also recognised
14/11/2023
Sir Richard Faull bestowed korowai and tokotoko for services to Māori and neuroscience
Sir Richard is a Distinguished Professor of Anatomy and director of the Centre for Brain Research at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
02/11/2023
M9: Te Kohe Tuhaka - My culture is my superpower
"I live my life with the use of tikanga day-to-day; I don't know any other way."
24/09/2023
Deconstruction of Caltech Telescope observatory begins atop Mauna Kea
Crews will begin deconstructing the Caltech Telescope observatory atop Mauna Kea on Monday, Sept. 25.
14/09/2023
Poi Explained | Cultural Refresh — thecoconet.tv - The world’s largest hub of Pacific Island content.uu
Kapahaka sisters Gracie & Kimaia Kōpua tell us about the poi and why it's significant in Maori culture. “POI” is the Maori word for “ball” on a cord. Many years ago the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand used it to increase their flexibility and strength in their hands and arms as well ...
12/09/2023
Want to support te reo Māori? Learn about colonisation | E-Tangata
“The notion that Māori are responsible for our own language decline is a convenient argument. It absolves the Crown of its responsibilities to make right its many wrongs.” — Awanui Te Huia.