Aroha Awarau

Sep 21, 2024 | e-tangata.co.nz | Aroha Awarau

This month, Te Pou Theatre, the home of Māori theatre in Auckland, has been celebrating 10 years of Kōanga Festival — an annual event that has encouraged and developed many Māori and Indigenous playwrights since it was first launched in 2014. Aroha Awarau was at the first Kōanga. As a playwright who has written and produced three plays, and had two plays created and “birthed” during the Kōanga Festival, the support I received from Te Pou as a Māori writer came at the perfect time.

Sep 2, 2024 | nowtolove.co.nz | Aroha Awarau

Hone Kouka is one of New Zealand’s most accomplished playwrights, having written pieces that have travelled the world and won many awards. But nowadays, there’s one role he is prouder of than his theatre work – being the father of talented musician and songwriter Maarire. “Lately, people have been referring to me as Maarire’s dad and I love it,” says Hone, who received the Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2009 for his services to contemporary Māori theatre.

Jun 29, 2024 | rnz.co.nz | Aroha Awarau

For the weekendBy Aroha AwarauA comedian who was drawn flak for depicting characters "from the hood" says her comedy gives a voice to urban Māori who grew up around gangs and are struggling. On her 'Memoirs of a Māori' social platforms, 28-year-old Charde Heremaia enacts the stories of characters like Ataahua, an opinionated young woman "from the hood" loosely based on herself, and Henare, the son of a Black Power boss.

Jun 20, 2024 | teaonews.co.nz | Aroha Awarau

This article was first published by RNZAt just 16, Hinerangi Harawira-Nicholas is already making a name for herself in public speaking, sport and acting. Last week the Tūhoe teenager made her big screen debut in new Māori-led film Ka Whawhai Tonu, alongside Temuera Morrison, Cliff Curtis and Miriama Smith. Ka Whawhai Tonu is a te reo Māori film inspired by the battle of Ōrākau, a conflict that took place in the Waikato region 160 years ago during a nationwide confiscation of Māori land.

Jun 20, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | Aroha Awarau

Kate Rodger reports from the Hamilton premiere of new Māori-led film Ka Whawhai Tonu. Credits: Video - Newshub, Image - RNZ By Aroha Awarau of RNZAt just 16, Hinerangi Harawira-Nicholas is already making a name for herself in public speaking, sport and acting. Last week the Tūhoe teenager made her big screen debut in new Māori-led film Ka Whawhai Tonu, alongside Temuera Morrison, Cliff Curtis and Miriama Smith.