The Taranaki Whānui Rugby League Tournament has once again showcased the strength, culture, and unity of local teams, with the Ngāti Tama league side capturing the hearts of supporters both on and off the field. Beyond the intense competition and pride in representing their iwi, the team has cultivated an environment focused on growth, family, and inspiring the next generation of tamariki and rangatahi. For player Fatiauma Moeahu-Leota, stepping onto the field is deeply conn

From across the country and across the ditch, whānau gathered home for the annual Taranaki Whānui Māori Rugby League Tournament 2026, hosted by Te Atiawa in Tikorangi, Waitara. The event brought together passionate players representing their iwi and whānau with immense pride, bridging distances to reconnect with their roots. For many, the tournament is an annual pilgrimage back to the heartland. Dallas Blackburn-Kingi, who lives across the ditch in Australia, emphasized the

He rā whakahirahira tēnei mō te whānui o Taranaki, i te whakarewanga ake o Te Kura Reo tuatahi ki runga o Aotearoa Pā ki roto i te iwi o Ngāruahinerangi. He kaupapa i whakatūpuria hei tautoko i ngā mātua me ngā tauira ki te whakapakari i te kōunga o te reo Māori mō te anamata o ngā tamariki mokopuna. Ko tētahi o ngā tino take o tēnei wānanga nui ko te whāngai i ngā mātua me te hāpori ki te reo me ngā tikanga, hei whakahura i te ara mō te oranga tonutanga o te reo Māori, me

Whakaata Māori’s Te Tai Hauāuru debate brought together two of the three candidates - National’s Coral Raukawa and Labour’s Te Pūoho Kātene - following the incumbent electorate MP and Te Pāti Māori co-leader's withdrawal due to family illness. Both candidates opened by paying tribute to former Te Tai Hauāuru MP Adrian Rurawhe before addressing the pressing issues facing the electorate, ranging from local whānau leadership to national economic policy and constitutional rights

Kua whakatūria te kaupapa 'Whakatupuria hei kauae parāoa' hei hua oranga, hei arataki hoki i ngā uri whakaheke i runga i te ara o te kaitiakitanga me te toi whakaora i ngā kōrero tuku iho a ngā tūpuna. I marama te whakamārama a Te Aorangi Dillon, Tumu Whakarae o Te Korowai o Ngāruahinerangi, mō te take matua o tēnei mahi hirahira, e whai ana kia manaakitia ngā meaka katoa a te iwi. “I whakatū atu ngā kōrero o Ngāti Haua e pā ana ki tō mātou kaupapa ‘Whakatupuria hei kauae par

Taranaki Iwi Seek Rāhui Extension to Safeguard Coastal Marine Life. Taranaki hapū and local community groups are awaiting a decision from Minister for Oceans and Fisheries Shane Jones on an application to extend the current rāhui mātaitai along the coastline stretching from the Taungatara Stream to the Tapuae Stream. Originally established in December 2022 under section 186A of the Fisheries Act, the temporary closure spans over 70 kilometers of coast. Under statutory requir

Push Fitness is taking action to weave Te Reo Māori into everyday gym life, ensuring the language thrives well beyond Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Grounded in the holistic wellbeing model of Te Whare Tapa Whā, the fitness center encourages all community members Māori and Pākehā alike to embrace the language in an open, supportive space. Co-owner Shaun Graham highlights the unique position gyms have in reaching everyday people. "We just see it as a good way, well, I mean we have t

I whakatūria e Te Puna Tiaki Taonga o Whanganui tētehi pō motuhake hei whakanui i Te Wiki o te Reo Māori i mutu atu inanahi. He Pūrongo nā Te Raunatanga Whakaara, multimedia reporter. Koia nei te wā tuatahi kua whakatū tēnei kātū kaupapa ki whare tiaki taonga e whakakotahi ana i te hunga kaingākau ana ki te reo Māori me ōna tikanga mā ngā mahi toi, ngā mahi kōrero me ngā mahi ako waiata Māori. Hei tā te Kaihāpai Taonga Māori nō te ohu whakahaere, hei tā ā Eru Rerekura, “He tu

Mō te wā tuatahi i ngā tau 51 o Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, kua tū te hīkoi mō te reo Māori ki ngā rori o te pokapū taone o Whanganui. Kua aukati Te Kaunihera-ā-rohe o Whanganui i ētehi o ngā rori kia haumaru ngā kaitautoko o te kaupapa, ā, ko te whāinga nui he whakanui i te reo me te orangatonutanga mō ngā whakatupuranga e haere ake nei. I whakamārama te kaihautū o te hīkoi, a Raewyn Harrison, i te hirahiratanga o te whakatairanga i te reo."Ka kaha rongona te reo Māori, ka kah

Te Pihipihinga Kākano Mai i Rangiātea: Te whakakā i ngā papa kōmaru hou e 80. Kua whakakāngia e Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Pihipihinga Kākano Mai i Rangiātea me te rōpū o Kia Kotahi Ako tētahi pūnaha pūngao kōmaru hou me ōna papa e 80 ki runga i ngā tuanui o te kura. Ko tēnei kaupapa mahi tahi he hāpai i te taiao me ngā akoranga pūngao whakahou mō ngā tauira. Nō te timatanga o te tau i whakarewangia ai te tautoko pūtea mō te pūnaha. Hei tā te Tumuaki o te kura, ā Moana Kake.

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer Calls for Te Tiriti Entrenchment and Resource Protection Te Pāti Māori candidate for Te Tai Hauāuru, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, delivered a strong message regarding kaitiakitanga, Te Tiriti rights, and resource protection during the Climate Justice Taranaki environmental debate at Te Hāwera Senior Citizen Hall. Addressing the current government's legislative direction, Ngarewa-Packer raised serious concerns about protections being stripped away to benefit co

Kua whakahoki mai Te Pārekereke o Rangiātea i ngā taonga toa whakaihuwaka mai i te whakataetae kapa haka o Te Huihuinga o Ngā Tatarakihi 2026 ki te piringa whare o Te Pārekereke-o-te-tangata. I whakaatu te manukura kōhine, a Waikawa Ruakere, i tōna hīkaka mō tēnei hokinga mai me te maha o ngā taonga. “He tino hikaka ki te haere mai, kāore āno mātou kua tiki tēnei maha o ngā taonga, ae tino hikaka.” I kawea atu e te kapa te take o te maina papa moana (seabed mining) ki runga

Kua puta te ihu a te kapa o Te Pārekereke o Rangiātea nō Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Pihipihinga Kākāno i Te Huihuinga o Ngā Tātarakihi. Ko rātou tahi ko te kapa i tae tuarua mai, a Te Tira Haka o Ngāruahinerangi nō Te Kura o Ngāruahine, ka whakariterite ki te eke atu ki Te Tai Tokerau mō te whakataetae-ā-motu a Te Mana Kuratahi ā te tau 2027. I kōrero te kaiako a Bonnie Maxwell mō te harikoa me te powhiri a tana kapa i muri i te wikitoria, “Ehara i te mea e tū whakahīhī ana e

In a historic, world-first partnership, central North Island iwi Ngāti Rangi and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) have signed a landmark agreement to commence construction on 50 new homes at Waiouru Military Camp. The new development, named Ururangi after the full name of the settlement, Wai O Ururangi, represents a key milestone under the Government’s “Homes for Families” programme and a concrete commitment to the Ngāti Rangi Treaty of Waitangi Settlement, Rukutia Te Man

#PānuiMai Ka kawe atu Te Tira Haka o Ngāruahinerangi i tētahi wero nui, i tēnei wiki i mua o Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, ki Te Huihuinga o Ngā Tatarakihi 2026, ko te wero i ngā matua, i ngā kaiako, i ngā tumuaki me te hapori hoki ki a kōrero i te reo Māori ki te kura, ki te kāinga hoki, ki kaua e waiho noaiho mō te wā ki te kura.

Kua tau mai ngā uri o te Awa Tupua o Whanganui ki runga o Pipitea Marae i Pōneke mō te kōkiritanga o ngā pānuitanga tuarua, tuatoru hoki o tō rātou ture whakatau Tiriti. Kei kō atu i te tekau tau te Kaiwhiriwhiri Matua o Whanganui Land Settlement Negotiation Trust (WLSNT) a Te Kenehi Mair e ārahi ana i ngā aupiki me ngā auheke o te kereme nei. “Kei te mōhio au te taumahatanga e kawe mai o tātau mātāpono e pā ana ki tēnei whakataunga kereme, he uaua tēnei,” hei tā Te Kenehi. K

Kua rongo te ao i te reo o ngā rangatahi o Taranaki i a rātou i tae atu ki Te Koroneihana tuarua o Te Arikinui Ngāwai Hono i te Pō. He kaupapa hirahira tēnei mō Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Pihipihinga Kākāno Mai I Rangiātea me Te Kura o Ngāruahinerangi, i a rātou e whakanui ana i ngā hononga ki Waikato. Ko Waiaio Chapman tētehi o ngā tauira i kōrero mō te hirahira o tēnei wheako. I kī ia, “Ko tētehi o ngā pāinga e tae mai tātou ki konei ko te wheako, wheakohia tēnei kaupapa n

I te wā e tū ana a Te Kāhui Maunga ki te atamira o Te Manawa Toki Tuu i te Koroneihana 2026, he tohu kaha tēnei o te kotahitanga me te kaha o te hononga ā-iwi. Kua huihui mai ngā uri o te Kāhui Maunga ki te whakahoki i te karanga a te Arikinui, a Kuini Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō, mō tōna koroneihana tuarua. E ai ki a Tamzyn Pue nō Taranaki Maunga, i takea mai tēnei kotahitanga i te tono a te Arikinui. Hei tāna, “Nā runga anō i te tono o tō tātau Arikinui kuini ngā wai hono i te pō

Kua paea a Te Ikamatawhero Rauru Broughton ki te onetapu, ā, kua tae mai te tini me te mano ki te kawe i te mamae me te tangi mohoa noa nei ki mua i te aroaro o Te Arikinui Kuini Ngā wai hono i te pō. I te huihuinga nei, i kōrero mai a Mark Pirikahu o Ngā Rauru Kītahi mō te hiranga o te whai i ngā tikanga me te tautoko i te whānau: “Kei konei ki te whai i ngā tīkanga o kui mā, koro mā, kia haere ngātahi ki runga i Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, i te rangi nei, tātau

Kua hinga te tōtara haemata o te ao pāho, a Papa Rauru. He ngākau pouri kei te motu i tōna matenga, inā hoki te nui o tōna whakapau kaha ki te ao reo irirangi, tae atu ki a Te Korimako o Taranaki me Awa FM. Ko Tipene O’Brien nō Te Korimako o Taranaki e kōrero ana mō te pukenga o te tangata: “Kāre he tangata tua atu i a Rauru i roto i te ao reo irirangi nei, koia tērā e kaha ana a ia ki te hāngai i te pikitia, ā kupu, ā kōrero ki te hunga e whakarongo ana ki a ia.” I kī hoki i