Photo: Sigrid Christiansen
CENTENNIAL Park School students Amaia Tapu, Hatta Hodge and Kauri Wynyard celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori with a pukupuka (book).The campaign continues around Aotearoa to achieve a goal of one million speakers of te reo Māori by 2040, with the theme this year being Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori – making the language stronger.
State of Emergency At 9.32am on Saturday, 11 April 2026, a Local State of Emergency was declared for the Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group Area for a period of seven days, as a…
Storyboards capturing moments of cultural significance to local hapu Ngāti Rōrā are open to the community following a blessing late last month. After weather hampered attempts to officially open and bless the Mangaokewa Cultural Walkway…
Mōkau has put on another masterclass for bone carvers at the latest Firstgas Mōkau Bone carving Symposium over Easter weekend. Around 60 novice to expert carvers from across the country filled the Mōkau Hall to…
A group of eight Japanese students experienced a week to remember during their recent visit to the Waitomo district as part of the long-standing Tatsuno Sister City exchange. Friendship between Waitomo and Tatsuno was born…